I just had an operation last Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, my surgeon Dr. Juanito Dy called the operation as excision of multiple fibroadenoma. The ultrasound image displayed above are the "things" taken out. The ultrasond machine only saw 5 adenoma or growths but when my surgeon opened up my chest, he saw 6, the sixth is just about .02 cms, comparatively small compared to the others taken out, the reason why it was not detected by the ultrasound machine.
Are you wondering if it was painful? Yes, it was. He injected anesthesia 4 times before I went numb. But then when he snips the growths out of my other tissues, I still feel a stabbing pain surge through my chest, before I knew it I had tears flowing at the corners of my eyes, but I was not crying. The pain was just sharp. I was awake the whole time, I tried to sway my attention away from the pain. I opened up a conversation with Dr. Dy, in the background I can hear scissors snipping away something, seems like I am hearing cloth being cut... but then I kept on talking. The operation just took a little over an hour... Finally it was over. I got 31 stitches. I'm amazed I was still able to stand when just a while ago, I saw myself bled.
This whole thing actually made me realize something. I am nothing compared to those people who had stage 4 C's, sure there's Cobalt and chemo, but then there is more to it... Life indeed is a mystery. You thought you had it all figured out but then suddenly it all comes in a rush and you get left with nothing but cold feet.
I also realized that I am still blessed, the people who matter to me love me. I still have a lot to thank for.
One thing more... I'm waiting now for the lab results for the adenoma. Hopefully, it's not what I am afraid it would be.
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My wife has a diagnosis fibroadenoma and she visited her doctor last week and had what she thought was a skin tag removed from between her breasts. The lump of skin which was about the size of a pea had been there for approx. We have two baby daughters and would appreciate advice from people who may have similar experience and from those who can offers suggestions of what questions to put to the doctor.
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