As I look back on the months from May to August is light of what I know now, I am amazed at how God protected me and my mind from worry and anxiety.
During May I went for a routine mammogram. I had not been to one in three years. Little did I know how that one visit would change my life forever.
A few days after the mammogram, I got a phone from the imaging office that I needed to go back in and have some more tests done. The day came and I had an ultrasound to get a better look at my breasts. At the end the doctor came in and said to me. I see some lumps in your breast that weren't there three years ago. I'd like to do a biopsy on them to see what they are. She went on to say she really felt they were mineral deposits as we have them all over our body. She really thought they were nothing to worrry about.
I then explained we were leaving the next week for our 2 month vacation out west and asked her what she thought. Should I have the biopsy before I left or postpone the trip a few weeks or until a later date and not go at all right now.
She assured me it would be fine to go ahead on the trip, that in two months they wouldn't change that much. In additon, she said she could have done it that week, but then I might have to be concerned with bleeding and bruising while packing. And, again assured me she thought they were just calcium deposits. So, I made an appointment for August 13 to have the biopsy, the week after I was to return from my trip.
The next Monday, Norm and I went off on our adventure out west. And, what an adventure it was!! Seeing the US from the back of the bike was awesome. And, what a beautiful and diverse country we have!! God has created a beautiful place for us to live! He gave me so many insights as we were traveling and having a blast. During the trip, maybe once or so a week, the biopsy would come to mind. I would pray and tell God. God, you know all about this biopsy coming up in August. You know what it is and are in control. I have no control over it and worrying about it won't change one thing. Please take it and give me the peace of mind to enjoy this trip and face whatever it is when I get home. I know you will guide and direct me in every way. And, then I would go on with whatever I was doing. Only God can do that for you! As people, we like to worry and fret over issues and situations. Over the years I have found that doesn't work at all. God knows it all, has it all in control and will be with you during every situation in life. Praise Him!! The only other thing I thought about in relation to the biopsy was that when my mother had a biopsy done many years ago, the doctors told her there was a 99.9% chance it was NOT cancer.
Guess what? It was !!!! It was six weeks later that she found out and all during that time they told her there was a 99.9% chance it wasn't. Folks, let us ever be careful with our words!!
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