Happy New Year!
I hope you had a fun, safe, New Year's celebration.
I am so glad to begin 2009. Primarily because 2007 and 2008 sucked.
Just for the hell of it, here's another look at the Laguna sunset for you from Tuesday evening.
Can you believe those colors? It was spectacular!
Well, I have wonderful, wonderful news. What better way to start a new year, than with great news?
I went for my biopsy on Wednesday. AND, I'm perfectly fine! Everything came back free and clear of ALL bad stuff. Thank God!
The biopsy itself was uncomfortable, but not too bad. I've been through so much medical stuff, the pain from the biopsy was mild in comparison. The female doctor was fantastic. Her assistant was also female.
The assistant has worked at the breast center for 10 years. She's 43 and recently found a lump in her own breast. She had a double mastectomy and is still bald from going through chemo. She held my bum arm for me so tenderly during the procedure. The fact she could show me so much compassion when she has gone through so much herself touched me to no end.
Apparently I had a cluster of three little lumps. They didn't look like cysts on the mammogram or ultrasound. During the biopsy, however, they realized all three WERE cysts. They drained them, gave me an all clear and that was it. Well, other than a sore boob afterwards. I stayed home and rested (on pain meds) for New Year's Eve. Even though I was confident of the results, the sense of relief is an awesome start to 2009!
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There you go, told you so! Seriously, that's such great news to start the year with, I'm happy for you.
Posted by: Pam in NZ | January 01, 2009 at 02:19 AM
YAAAAY! Omg best news ever! I was so worried you had jinxed yourself yesterday. [breathes a BIG sigh of relief] I'm so so happy for you. :)
Posted by: Kristan | January 01, 2009 at 05:52 AM
yipppeeeeeeeeee!! im so happy for you :)
Posted by: Gina | January 01, 2009 at 06:38 AM
Fantastic news! Happy, happy new year!
Posted by: derfina | January 01, 2009 at 07:48 AM
Now, that's a way to start a new year!
For my biopsy they put me out and when I woke up I had an inch and a half cut on my boob that hurt for months. Mostly because it was sensitive to cold and the factory I work in the temp is usually in the low 40s.
I'm glad they realized how tender your arm is.
I had a boyfriend that was in a motorcycle accident and his shoulder was completely broken and shoved way down. Well, when he went in for an ex-ray a few weeks later the ex-ray tech in trying to get him in the right position grabbed him by his shoulder and pulled and broke it again! Sometimes I don't think they are actually thinking about what they are doing.
Now we can all breath easier and have fun reading about what you are doing in PT.
Posted by: Jan | January 01, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Oh, I'm so happy and relieved for you. A very happy new year to you 24. So glad to have met you this year.
Here's to a wonderful 2009!
Posted by: phhhst | January 01, 2009 at 08:47 AM
Oh, HOORAY FOR YOU!!! You couldn't have given us all a better New Year's gift! When I read this I screamed, and scared Beloved to death; when he asked me what was wrong, I said, "Nothing!! Suzanne's biopsy came back normal!"
He said, "Tell 24@Heart we're glad for her."
You're on a first name basis with everyone at the Sushi Bar. Ha!
Oh, and aren't you glad there's *something* normal about you? :P
Posted by: Jan | January 01, 2009 at 09:40 AM
I was happy to read your good news! Have been thinking of you alot over the holidays and hoping you would receive good news. Celebrate!
Posted by: Jeanne P | January 01, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Yay!!...now on with the celebrations. Hoping you have a wonderful 2009...it's time for a great one!
Posted by: thistle | January 01, 2009 at 10:22 AM
OOPsies nothing like messing up a posting. This is fabulous news. I have been thinking and praying for these results for you. Great way to begin 2009. No more medical worries, now it's time to concentrate on yourself and some fun!
Posted by: DebrAbby | January 01, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Yaaay, now that's what we all wanted to hear!!!
Best to you in 2009...
Posted by: Wunderwoman | January 01, 2009 at 11:13 AM
That is wonderful news! Happy New Year to you! What a way to start!
Posted by: EricaB | January 01, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Oh YaY! This is fabulous news. I'm so happy for you!
I can only hope everyone receives their own bit of good news in the coming days/weeks/month/sometime this year!
Hooray!
Posted by: CourtneyRyan | January 01, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I'm so happy to hear that all turned out well! What a great start to the new year!
Posted by: emmysuh | January 01, 2009 at 11:57 AM
AWESOME news!!!!!! So happy!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Linda | January 01, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Fabulous news!! And a great start to the new year!
Posted by: sometimessophia | January 01, 2009 at 12:10 PM
That's excellent news! Happy New Year to you!
Posted by: Helena | January 01, 2009 at 12:22 PM
I expected nothing less but I'm glad you got the results so there is no question. My biopsy was done right there that same day (they were so worried) and I was awake and alone but it wasn't bad. Just a little soreness but nothing that required meds. Now the surgery to remove said lumps.....was a different story. Maybe I'll post about it. :)
Posted by: Midlife Slices | January 01, 2009 at 12:35 PM
WHEW!!!! You can't imagine how relived I am. Well, actually you probably can ;). Great, great news to start off the year.
I wishing you the very best New Year! 2009's gotta be better, right? ;)
p.s., Literally laughed my ass off at your 'Twenty Four At Heat' comment. I'm assless.
Posted by: goodfather | January 01, 2009 at 01:38 PM
WHEW!! Here's to a GREAT new year!!!
Posted by: vodkamom | January 01, 2009 at 01:46 PM
Oh Thats the best news ever!!! I am so happy for you! Have a great 2009!!!
Posted by: Sarah | January 01, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Fantastic! I feel so relieved. I can't imagine how great you must feel. I couldn't bare to think of you going through any more!
Posted by: Kelly | January 01, 2009 at 04:06 PM
Ya--hoooooo!
Happy New Year!
And how very nice that you had a really positive encounter with the medical profession. After all you've been through, that seems only fair.
Hugs!
Posted by: job | January 01, 2009 at 05:06 PM
OMG! What a relief, huh? Congrats on the clean bill of health to start the new year. Sorry about the sore boobs.
Eat your black-eyed peas!
KJ
http://www.nanadiaries.com
http://fragrantliar.blogspot.com
Posted by: Nana Diaries | January 01, 2009 at 06:53 PM
Wonderful that you could find out the very day of the biopsy and didn't have to wait for results! Best news you could have. So happy for you.
Posted by: Lorna | January 01, 2009 at 09:21 PM
I'm so happy for you!! Happy new year!!
Posted by: NGS | January 01, 2009 at 09:41 PM
YAY! wes all knew you were fine, but that so easy to say after good news comes. I have been worried for you, and every day backed off sending a "where are you?" email. So happy you have resurfaced intact!!!! Happy New Year Indeed
(ps, I got some good news too,go read)
Posted by: Joanne | January 02, 2009 at 04:36 AM
Now how's this for weirdness? I just said I had missed you, because my feed had not been updating your posts, so I had not seen a single thing for over a week, now I find you have been posting all along! go figure, oh well, let me go and catch up with your goings on.
Posted by: Joanne | January 02, 2009 at 04:43 AM
I am so happy for you! And that is so awesome that they had results for you immediately! I seem to remember having to wait 3 or 4 days , wherein I continued to freak. Also awesome that you had such caring healthcare folk. 2009 will be better than last year! (your words, not mine, ;)
Posted by: ballerinatoes | January 02, 2009 at 06:44 AM
I honestly let out a sigh of relief for you. I can just imagine how you felt.
I remember how I felt. Mine wasn't my boob though. It was my neck. I have a lovely gaping chunk missing from one side of my turkey neck (doc wouldn't just take the rest of my turkey neck while he was in there - bastard) because I had this bizarre tumor growing making my neck resemble the Elephant Man. Doc said he was "certain" it was cancer, but it turned out to be some nasty rockhard tumor. The relief was crazy wild.
I'm truly happy that you had good news. I hope the rest of your year is filled with nothing but good news.
Posted by: Donna in VA | January 02, 2009 at 07:15 AM
I'm so happy for you! I'm sure that words do not express the relief. Happy New Year, Twenty-four!
Posted by: Smart Mouth Broad | January 02, 2009 at 09:23 AM
Yea!!! This is the best New Year's post I've read!! Wishing you all sorts of good news for 2009.
Posted by: Tricia | January 03, 2009 at 11:55 AM
YIPEEEEEEE!!!!! That kind of news deserves a special dance.
Posted by: Sandra | January 04, 2009 at 03:41 PM
glad everything is fine, now if you could just get back the few years that worrying about it took off. the pic's from Laguna are beautiful. Its my favorite place on earth!!!
Posted by: jill prettyman | January 05, 2009 at 04:55 PM
that is great news. all the best for 2009!
Posted by: SSG | January 07, 2009 at 02:29 AM
so glad!
Posted by: slouching mom | January 08, 2009 at 05:15 PM