A diagnosis of breast cancer can cause a person to become very fearful especially when the future holds so many unknowns, but it’s not healthy to live under an umbrella of fear. In this article, survivor, Bonnie Annis, shares her experience.
BY Bonnie Annis
PUBLISHED December 25, 2019
Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.
During my last visit to the oncologist, I received unexpected news.It was time for my annual exam. For the past five years, I’d grown used to being poked and prodded. It had become old hat and I was expecting to be in and out of the cancer treatment center quickly.
Everything went routinely until time for the physical part of the exam. On the exam table, the doctor’s nimble fingers began at my neck just behind the ears. Inching his way down, he carefully palpated my body until reaching the base of my neck. Just above the collar bone, he stopped. I could tell, by looking at his face something was not right. Over and over, he palpated the area. I watched his face waiting for some indication as to what was wrong. Sensing my fear, he looked up and explained he’d found an enlarged lymph node. I was surprised when he said it was the size of a plum.
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