Another Dr's Appt

 Today was the follow up from my breast appointment/MRI. Of course, my Dr has not received the results (the MRI was done at the end of June) so hopefully when she does get those, they are all normal.

She said because of my Chek2 mutation, I'm at a higher risk for breast cancer and that is why I wanted to check and see if HRT would be ok after my hysterectomy. And she would prefer I didn't, because by getting the hysterectomy, I would be cutting my breast cancer risks in half. But if I take the hormones, it would be the same as if I kept my ovaries. Ummm, no I will take the hormones because wow the perimenopause I experienced before the WLS, was not a happy thing at all. Fuck that. 

It's still a win for me, because though my chances don't go down, at least I will remove one potential cancer issue in my ovaries and I would not be experiencing peri/menopause for a decade of my life. Because seriously, that is some kind of crazy bullshit.

Breast MRI

 I just called to try to schedule an appointment for June - which I can't because their scheduling does not go that far ahead - but what the incredibly nice lady told me was 1. I need to call in May and 2. I need - NEED - to be on my period when I start. She said it has to do with how their machine works and that the picture won't come out right.

This is a for a MRI Breast Bilateral with and without contrast.

So I had said I had one before and they did not mention this and she thought I meant another location and I said, I am pretty sure I had done it there but it was because of my Chek2 mutation and then she said that they do make exceptions and that could have been one.

Very interesting....