Yes, it's not that bad. At this point biopsies are "been there, done that". I hate that I keep needing biopsies but I'd rather have them than not and need them. And hopefully this one will be the end instead of leading to more procedures like the winter did.

I did forget to mention I have to have an MRI in 6 months again. That sucks. I really don't like those. But I'll deal; I can do anything for 20 minutes and I know now that counting the pings, clicks and thunks in the MRI machine helps me stay calm. I'd still prefer a mammogram (which I'm having then too) but whatever.


If my genetics test is normal and I continue to need so many biopsies there will come a point when we need to discuss whether a mastectomy is worth it. I'm not there yet but I do know it may happen. I can't have surgery every year to pull out one chunk at a time until it's over. If genetics is abnormal the conversations happen sooner and with more urgency.

I'm hoping to sleep tonight. Last night wasn't good and I'm so tired. Hopefully some of the stress is gone and I can relax better tonight. I love being back in my rural home; the hotel in the city is on a busy corner and my room was on the busiest corner of the hotel. So it was louder than usual. However it was also more interesting with lots of people watching from 5 stories up.

I hope the wreath idea works for you!