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catbyte

(38,167 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:38 AM Wednesday

YAY! I don't have cancer. [View all]

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!

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YAY! I don't have cancer. [View all] catbyte Wednesday OP
Good news is always welcome. Happy for you. Raven123 Wednesday #1
Yay, Indeed! walkingman Wednesday #2
PHWEW! So glad for you rurallib Wednesday #3
Congratulations!!! That's so fantastic to hear. DarthDem Wednesday #4
Your catbyte posts are my daily "bright spot" lapfog_1 Wednesday #5
Mine too ! fierywoman Wednesday #48
So happy for your great news and relief from the stress of waiting, wondering and worrying! KitFox Wednesday #6
Thank God girl !!!!! Happy for you. My cancer is done and i am cancer free now. Trueblue1968 Wednesday #7
Hooray!!! Nittersing Wednesday #8
Wonderful news, catbyte Grim Chieftain Wednesday #9
Very glad to hear you got the all clear Picaro Wednesday #10
Call it a Halloween scare! pandr32 Wednesday #11
Great news! underpants Wednesday #12
Aces! cachukis Wednesday #13
So happy for you and us! Lots of worry going Billsdaughter Wednesday #14
Yahooooooooo Magoo48 Wednesday #15
The saying is that women go to the doctor when well but men go when they aren't well. twodogsbarking Wednesday #16
Happy news!!!!! irisblue Wednesday #17
Great news for the Cat Lady!!!! nt mitch96 Wednesday #18
Phew! Very happy for you. nt LittleGirl Wednesday #19
Great news!!! Yay for sure! mountain grammy Wednesday #20
So glad to hear about your super-great news, catbyte. As an RN, I hear you about healthcare staff who are aloof wordstroken Wednesday #21
EXCELLENT News! 🎉 electric_blue68 Wednesday #22
Maybe every year we should get a good health scare, 70sEraVet Wednesday #23
Great news, catbyte! I was luckier than you in that when I was referred to a urologist for possible prostate cancer, generalbetrayus Wednesday #24
Yippee 😁 TommieMommy Wednesday #25
No Cancer ms.pamela Wednesday #26
Yay! Ohioboy Wednesday #27
I am so glad you are okay. Love, deb. debm55 Wednesday #28
Yay, indeed! TomSlick Wednesday #29
This is awesome! John Coktosten Wednesday #30
Be happy. Be VERY happy! DFW Wednesday #31
About 25 years ago, my wife advanced to the surgical biopsy stage, upon signing that she might wake up without... NNadir Wednesday #32
Good news! Wild blueberry Wednesday #33
Yay! area51 Wednesday #34
Excellent! stillspkg Wednesday #35
Congratulations!! Laurelin Wednesday #36
Yay is right!! KT2000 Wednesday #37
YAY!!! CaptainTruth Wednesday #38
That's great news MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #39
Great bews! I am so happy for you. brer cat Wednesday #40
yay. AllaN01Bear Wednesday #41
My husband's doctor sent him a cologuard test and the results came back as positive for cancer. HeartsCanHope Wednesday #42
Good News is always appreciated, especially this type of good news. Fla Dem Wednesday #43
Yay! Healthy boobies 😁 Clouds Passing Wednesday #44
That's great! Early detection is very important. Rizen Wednesday #45
WHOOPIE, catbyte!!!! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #46
Fantastic news! dlk Wednesday #47
Been there. Done that. Nervewracking!!! hamsterjill Wednesday #49
Yup me too. The technology in mammograms is sometimes a double edged sword. Marie Marie Wednesday #53
yikes, unnecessary drama JudyM Wednesday #50
Yahoo! MIButterfly Wednesday #51
Good news catbyte, and remember Novemberis almost as good as October. Polly Hennessey Wednesday #52
Wonderful news! karin_sj Wednesday #54
Very good news wendyb-NC Wednesday #55
Great news LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #56
Good for you and your cats MissouriDem47 Wednesday #57
Happy Dance Time! Bayard Yesterday #58
You and Omaha Steve's good news lift my spirits. summer_in_TX Yesterday #59
Excellent news! 👏🏼👏🏼 benfranklin1776 Yesterday #60
Awesome friend Duncanpup Yesterday #61
so glad you are cleared from this worry!😻 peacebuzzard Yesterday #62
Great news! So glad you're ok! nt Trueblue Texan Yesterday #63
Great news! FemDemERA Yesterday #64
Great news, catbyte peggysue2 Yesterday #65
Very good news! red dog 1 23 hrs ago #66
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