Tomorrow is my annual breast MRI. I am anxious. I usually get anxious about 6 weeks in advance and this time I made it until today before it really hit so I did well but I'll be glad to be done. The MRI tends to show things that mammograms don't so I often (maybe always) have left MRI with a biopsy referral. Which is not a big deal, just stressful.


I also have to get a couple of labs drawn to see if I'm in menopause yet. As soon as I am I go on a drug that suppresses all estrogen made outside the ovaries for 5 years. It's not supposed to be a very fun drug so I get anxious about that too.

I am going to treat myself to a decaff latte afterwards so I'm trying to focus on that more than what I have to do prior.


I hopefully will get back here (to the hotel) in time to take a nap. I'll need one after this. My appointment is at 10 and it only takes 20-30 minutes including waiting usually. Then another 15-20 minutes for blood and I'll probably get lunch there because they have good soup. If it is beef barley soup day it's a really good day. So I shouldn't be gone too long.

Hopefully I sleep well tonight. That can be tricky the night before the MRI and I have to be ready to get on the shuttle at 9:15 which is really early for me.

It will be over soon and I'll have my coffee!