They Implanted a Super Hero Clip

In my last post I mentioned the new piece of metal jewelry adorning my insides. I had a few questions so thought I'd delve into the issue a bit more.... After my biopsy, with the guide needle still in position, the radiologist inserted a cute little ribbon-like piece of metal into the biopsied spot. This will serve as a marker on future MRI's and mammograms so that if there's an issue in the future they'll know where they've already looked and tested. Apparently these come in several different shapes (curly q's, boxes, etc.) but mine is in the shape of the awareness ribbon. I teased my radiologist that it was actually a clip that would give me super powers -- he said, "what powers do you want?" (because he's cool and played along with me despite the fact that he scoffed at my Superdawg suggestion after asking me how to spend his upcoming weekend in Chicago...Focus, Trela.) I told him of course I wanted to be able to fly, see (legitimately) out of the back of my head, and naturally, cure cancer. : )

Anyway, all's well that ends well, and it appears my superpowers are well in tact -- Mayo called Eric this afternoon to confirm our hopes -- my biopsy revealed some sort of fibrocystic issue that is definitely NOT cancerous. No malignant cells to be seen! It will be monitored with semiannual MRI's (so we're doubling the frequency of them), but no other changes need to be made to my regimen.

I so appreciate all of your kind thoughts, words, and prayers since this issue reared its head in July. Many of you have commented on my strength throughout this -- if you are reading this, you are the reason I am strong.

Carpe diem.
Trela