Peggy,

Thanks for updating.  We will keep you in prayer.  It would be so good if
the Thursday results were conclusive.  Do keep us posted.  In the meantime,
you're in God's hands and in our prayers.

Vicki



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From: "Peggy Kern (by way of Peggy Kern <[log in to unmask]>)"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: Update on my breast lump


>         Hi, all.  Just thought I'd give you an update on my breast lump.
>
> I had a mammogram on Friday, and saw the surgeon today.  She said it feels
> like a benign lymph node.  She did an ultrasound of my breast, and saw
that
> the lump is solid, so she knows it's not a cyst.  She decided to do a
> fine-needle biopsy or aspiration or whatever they call it.  This involved
> her sticking a real thin needle into the lump four different times to take
> tissue from it to send to the lab.  She should have the results on
> Thursday.  If it's a lymph node, she'll probably just want to see me
> periodically to see how it's doing.  If it's not a lymph node or the lab
> can't tell for sure because there weren't enough cells for them to test,
> she might want to schedule me for a regular ultrasound where a trained
> technician actually reads the results, and then possibly a removal of the
> lump.  So now I wait until Thursday.  Will keep you posted.
>
> Peggy
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