I had my follow-up appointment with Dr. Schmidt yesterday. We got there at 1:30pm for my 2:10 appointment. You would not believe how crowed the waiting room was. People were standing and sitting in the hallway. The thing that struck me about that was the amount of women that needed to be there. 2 1/2 hours later, I finally got to see him. They led Mom and I to an exam room. Dr. Schmidt did the breast exam and then asked me if I was wanting to do reconstruction. I told him I didn't want to do that but I had a question about having my left breast off. So he told me to get dressed and he would be back in. Well he came back in, grabbed my chart, told me I would be back in March for a mammogram and then led me to the check out. Needless to say, Mom and I were kinda stunned. But we figured that scheduling the appointment in March was his answer. Or maybe I wasn't to that stage yet. Dr. Schmidt likes to do things in stages and you don't discuss something before you are ready.
So that brings us to this evening. I am lounging around my house and the phone rings. It's Dr. Schmidt. He said "You will think this is crazy, but I just remember you had a question and I didn't answer it". So we discussed having the left breast off. He said I didn't have to but he would have no problem taking it off. So the plan is to go back down there in January for another mammogram and another MRI. Those who know me well know how thrilled I am about having another MRI. (They better get that blasted IV right this time). I will then have my consultation with him and then have the mastectomy in either February or March.
Needless to say, my head is spinning but I truly think this is the right thing for me to do. So please pray that everything goes right and that there is no snow. (Mom would appreciate that)
