shooting star

At work we have this thing called points to blue. If we get the correct amount of points then we get $20 off of our health insurance premium each month and we can get more points and get gift cards - pretty cool.

So I've been getting all these well woman tests, physical, eye exam, etc., so I can get all the points I can gather. The well woman test, well the doc ordered an extra test of an ultrasound just to make sure all the bits and pieces are in good shape. Then she ordered a mammogram - just the usual test.

The ultrasound was funny because at one point she turned on the sound to the machine and I heard a heart beat. I didn't say anything but my face must have showed my concern because she asked if I was okay. I was thinking to myself, when was the last time I had sex? Could I be pregnant? I mean, seriously, the only time I've ever heard a heartbeat is during an ultrasound while a person is pregnant. I didn't consider that they would do that to a woman during a routine test. I finally got the courage up to ask her - what's up with the heartbeat? She smiled and said that they like to hear blood rush through the ovaries. Whew, I was able to relax again. lol

So Monday I had the mammogram. I accidently looked over at the screen and I saw the picture of my breast and I thought, 'what a pretty picture. it looks as if there is a shooting star'.

I didn't say anything to the tech. I knew she wouldn't say anything to me. The other side looked pretty normal - no bright white spots that jumped out at me. I put my clothes on and headed to work. I don't even think I googled bright white flecks on mammography for several hours. Actually, I don't think I googled it until I got home last night.

So . . . I pretty much forgot about it all until I noticed that I missed a call. It was from my doctors office. That is NOT something I wanted to get. To make matters worse I missed the call and I wasn't able to make contact the rest of the day. So here it is 10:30 pm and I'm wondering if it is just calcifications and nothing to worry about or if it is something more sinister.

UPDATE: Good news from the doctor today. The mammogram was benign. :)

He did schedule me for a stress test for my heart. Hopefully that'll turn out just as benign!