Phew!

If I wasn't anxious enough about my upcoming PET/CT scans next week, I was called back today for a follow-up mammogram because the radiologist saw something on the films from my yearly visit. They did two more views and I met with the radiologist who was still a bit concerned about a density on the films near the chest wall. So she wanted me to have an ultrasound. Luckily, they could work me in this afternoon. The tech spent about 1/2 hour taking images and then the radiologist redid the ultra sound herself. By this time I was really concerned and after they kept pointing to things on the screen, I asked what they were finding. The radiologist said that they weren't finding anything except a cyst....wish they had told me that earlier! It would have kept my stomach from tying up in knots and my mind from creating all these nasty scenarios. In the end, the radiologist concluded that what she saw was an artifact and just to make sure, she wants me to come back in 6 months for another set of scans. I am so thankful that nothing was found. I don't think I could have coped with breast cancer on top of the melanoma!!