Friday, January 4, 2013

The day I know...

I never post any entry here for the whole December. Isn't December an eventful month?
Yea, it is but.. There were a lot of things going on, in my life and in my mind. I have to rush for internship report, go for body checkup and so for.

I found out that I have some tumors in my breast. but no worries, they are all NON-cancerous tumors still.
I used ''they are'' simply because I do not have just one tumor but I have quite a number which Doctor have given up on counting them. FUNNY BUT TRUE.

How I actually found out?
I think it was about 2 months back when I was enjoying my shower, I can feel there's a lump on my left breast. I was quite worried and curious at the same time. So I decided to tell my mum and discuss with her.
Then about last month I went to a clinic for a simple checkup and the 1st doctor told me that she can feel not 1 but 3 lumps on my left breast. I got tensed up at the moment, I thought I'm gonna die in no time.
She wrote a letter to send me to a specialist for some scanning, because she said it will be much more accurate if I go for scanning.
and yea, I went for the scanning.
first thing the doctor told me : " wow, your have many friends!''  (friends is referring to my tumors)
and she start counting, '' okay, you have 1 here, 2 , 3, 4, 5... 6, 7.. alright I think you have too many and I have lost count...''

Don't you think what she said is very amusing? haha.. but actually I got dumbfounded when she said I have so many tumors.
They are not cancerous tumor. I will be fine. All I need to do now is to practise a very healthy lifestyle and take a lot of great supplement pills :)

To all my girl friends, please do some self-check on your breast and do go for ultrasound scanning at least once a year because some tumors can't be felt from the surface of your breast.

Here is some breast self-exam idea!!


Breakthrough Breast Cancer advocate a simple TLC method that will help you spot abnormalities as early as possible.
TOUCH your breasts. Can you feel anything unusual?
LOOK for changes. Is there any change in shape or texture?
CHECK anything unusual with your doctor.

Handy Tips for Breast Self-exam
feel your breasts while lying down,
using your right hand to feel your left breast (raise up your left hand) and then
your left hand to feel your right breast (raise up your right hand).
(for more details : http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/types/self_exam/bse_steps)


p/s: this entry is NOT to get any sympathy from anyone because I'm totally fine. I just wanna create some awareness among the girls :)  love yourself more ♥

Koala ♥