YAY! I don't have cancer.

[catbyte]

I had my yearly mammogram about a month ago and they found something "suspicious." Now, there's been something "sketchy" in one of them since my mid-20s that turned out to be nothing so I never thought anything about it. This time it was the other one. I got a couple of letters telling me I'd better get it checked out ASAP but I'd already made the appointment for tomography and ultrasound. Still, they were unnerving.

So, for the last month, I've been stressing about it. I had the appointments for the tests today. The tech doing the ultrasound was somber and spent a lot of time on the test. Then she soberly told me that a radiologist would come in to discuss the "next steps, if any." So I'm sitting there, wondering if I should start making arrangements for the care of my cats, etc. Five minutes later she comes in all nonchalant, saying, "Meh, it's nothing. You're good until next year." It was blah blah blah and I'll show you to the exit. Have a great day!

Huh. There was a cloud over practically the entire month of October (which is my favorite month) for nothing?

And I'm not even mad about it.

Whew!

[Raven123]

1. Good news is always welcome. Happy for you.

[walkingman]

2. Yay, Indeed!

[rurallib]

3. PHWEW! So glad for you

Seems like we have had a lot of reports on here of members getting good reports. That is great!

[DarthDem]

4. Congratulations!!! That's so fantastic to hear.

[lapfog_1]

5. Your catbyte posts are my daily "bright spot"

keep 'em coming!

Here is to your negative diagnosis!

[fierywoman]

48. Mine too !

[KitFox]

6. So happy for your great news and relief from the stress of waiting, wondering and worrying!

[Trueblue1968]

7. Thank God girl !!!!! Happy for you. My cancer is done and i am cancer free now.

Now I just have to get rich of my thyroid cancer. ..... Congrats again.

[Nittersing]

8. Hooray!!!

[Grim Chieftain]

9. Wonderful news, catbyte

Do something special for yourself today to celebrate!

[Picaro]

10. Very glad to hear you got the all clear

You know I love your postings. Glad you will be with us for the foreseeable future.😉

[pandr32]

11. Call it a Halloween scare!

Now you can treat yourself to some relief. Thank goodness!
I am happy to hear you have cancer-free days ahead.

[underpants]

12. Great news!

[cachukis]

13. Aces!

[Billsdaughter]

14. So happy for you and us! Lots of worry going

around this week. As having gone through a very similar process just a few months ago, I can feel your exhale of relief from over here! Celebrate 🥳

GO LIONS!!!!

[Magoo48]

15. Yahooooooooo

[twodogsbarking]

16. The saying is that women go to the doctor when well but men go when they aren't well.

I see my doc regularly and I ain't no woman. Good for you my love. Stay well all.

[irisblue]

17. Happy news!!!!!

[mitch96]

18. Great news for the Cat Lady!!!! nt

[LittleGirl]

19. Phew! Very happy for you. nt

[mountain grammy]

20. Great news!!! Yay for sure!

[wordstroken]

21. So glad to hear about your super-great news, catbyte. As an RN, I hear you about healthcare staff who are aloof

to their patients’ anxiety about the outcome of their tests. That aloofness becomes more universal every year.

Thankfully, your high standards, compassion, and empathy for others — both two and four legged — are head and shoulders above so many “professionals” who have an impact on the lives of others every single day.

Congratulations on your test results!! Your DU family is here for you, and for each other.

Love
💕 ❤️

🦋 wordstroken

[electric_blue68]

22. EXCELLENT News! 🎉

[70sEraVet]

23. Maybe every year we should get a good health scare,

Just to make sure we don't take life for granted!
Kidding, of course, but glad you're ok.

[generalbetrayus]

24. Great news, catbyte! I was luckier than you in that when I was referred to a urologist for possible prostate cancer,

he was very positive about my outcome even though I was at stage 4B of 5! Eleven and a half years later, I no longer have a prostate gland, and his positive outlook turned out to be accurate.

[TommieMommy]

25. Yippee 😁

[ms.pamela]

26. No Cancer

There is nothing like being told you don't have cancer after a suspicious mammogram, I know, I have had that experience too. This is great news.

[Ohioboy]

27. Yay!

[debm55]

28. I am so glad you are okay. Love, deb.

[TomSlick]

29. Yay, indeed!

Thanks for sharing the good news.

[John Coktosten]

30. This is awesome!

I'm happy for you!

[DFW]

31. Be happy. Be VERY happy!

When it was my wife’s turn, at age 49, it WAS cancer. Because she has/had “second class” (sort of tourist class) health insurance, even though a malignancy was detected, she was put in line, and told to wait six months while they found her an operation time slot. She was only 49, and the cancer grew aggressively while she was waiting. She survived the operation, the chemo, the radiation and the rehab, but she suffered terribly, and unnecessarily. She is a fighter, and she received unwavering support from our daughters, her mom, her friends, and, of course, me. But it was no picnic, although it was good preparation for the next time she had cancer, the second time being a form of cancer known here as “the murderer.” It is called that because it spreads quickly and silently, only showing itself when it is too late to save the patient. She was that one out of maybe ten thousand in the last two decades to survive it, due to a completely accidental discovery in its initial stage.

[NNadir]

32. About 25 years ago, my wife advanced to the surgical biopsy stage, upon signing that she might wake up without...

...one of her breasts.

That was a pretty long four hours of my life.

It was nothing it turned out, a benign cyst.

Congrats.

You are absolutely right to not be mad about it.

My sister-in-law had no such luck. She did have cancer. Her world class surgeon saved her breast and excised the tumor. She's a ten year survivor in remission.

Congratulations again, and once more, again, congratulations. Keep those cat shows coming.

[Wild blueberry]

33. Good news!

Glad to hear it.
All of us and all the animals are happy, too.
Cheers!!!

[area51]

34. Yay!

[stillspkg]

35. Excellent!

Good news!

[Laurelin]

36. Congratulations!!

That's wonderful news.

[KT2000]

37. Yay is right!!

Celebrate!!

[CaptainTruth]

38. YAY!!!

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. That's great news

I'm so happy for you.

[brer cat]

40. Great bews! I am so happy for you.

[AllaN01Bear]

41. yay.

[HeartsCanHope]

42. My husband's doctor sent him a cologuard test and the results came back as positive for cancer.

He had to wait for a couple of months to get in for a colonoscopy. It was so hard--my husband lost his father to colon cancer and he was reliving that, too. So sorry you had to go through that, catbyte. So happy for you that you are okay!

[Fla Dem]

43. Good News is always appreciated, especially this type of good news.

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So glad all's good and you can relax. Make sure you get those annual exams catbyte.

[Clouds Passing]

44. Yay! Healthy boobies 😁

Recently had my yearly mammo, waiting for results 🤞🏼🤞🏼 Had bc in 2011, scary times.

[Rizen]

45. That's great! Early detection is very important.

My mom died because her breast cancer had metastasized because she didn't find it early enough.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

46. WHOOPIE, catbyte!!!!

I KNOW what you mean! I have fibrocystic breasts and they do the same thing to me! Not fun going for that second scan.

[dlk]

47. Fantastic news!

You can breathe more easily now. Appreciate your sharing.

[hamsterjill]

49. Been there. Done that. Nervewracking!!!

I had such a sense of gratitude when I got the "no worries" result. I stress every year.

Happy you had a "non issue" and certainly understand the cloud you describe. Now, it's time for you to celebrate!!!

[Marie Marie]

53. Yup me too. The technology in mammograms is sometimes a double edged sword.

They pick up every microscopic thing which is good but can be terrifying when you get that call telling you that you need to return. So glad that yours was benign Catbyte. Now go celebrate and get out from under that worrying month.

[JudyM]

50. yikes, unnecessary drama

glad you're ok, catbyte!

[MIButterfly]

51. Yahoo!

What a relief! I'm so glad the news is good! We need you here, catbyte!

[Polly Hennessey]

52. Good news catbyte, and remember Novemberis almost as good as October.

[karin_sj]

54. Wonderful news!

So happy for you, catbyte!

[wendyb-NC]

55. Very good news

Celebrate! It can be stressful when tests are results show "something' suspicious. Glad you are okay. Stay well always.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

56. Great news

[MissouriDem47]

57. Good for you and your cats

What a sense of relief that must be.

[Bayard]

58. Happy Dance Time!

I always look for your posts, Catbyte.

[summer_in_TX]

59. You and Omaha Steve's good news lift my spirits.

So relieved for you.

[benfranklin1776]

60. Excellent news! 👏🏼👏🏼

What a relief for you and I’m so glad it was much ado about nothing, but still very stressful for you 🫂
Now hopefully you can really celebrate the end of your favorite month without that awful dread hanging over your head! 🤗😸

[Duncanpup]

61. Awesome friend

[peacebuzzard]

62. so glad you are cleared from this worry!😻

Everything else in life is small potatoes.....Congratulations! I am so happy for you and us around here....❤️😻

[Trueblue Texan]

63. Great news! So glad you're ok! nt

[FemDemERA]

64. Great news!

[peggysue2]

65. Great news, catbyte

Sorry you had to experience the stress of waiting for the results. That in itself is nerve wracking.

But you received the ultimate reward, a clean bill of health.

Best to you!

[red dog 1]

66. Very good news!