Karen's Journey

Wow 2 updates in 2 days! That hasn't happened for a long time! But just wanted to a post on my visit to the Dr yesterday.

After chatting and getting a repeat of my PND meds and a repeat for the Pill... I mentioned a rash under my arm - turns out that I have a fungal infection under my arms!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Have no idea how the hell that happened as its not as if it is the middle of summer and I am sweating heaps! So have a cream to treat that with - shit forgot the lunchtime application - must remember to do it when I go to bed. Anyway, after that - I decided to mention a pain I had been getting for the last week or so in my right breast - so Dr did a check and discovered a lump! But she is pretty confident that due to me having the pain that it is more than likely to be a cyst rather than anything else... and as we have medical insurance I decided that I may as make use of it and go privately so am getting a mamogram and ultra sound done tomorrow and then seeing the specialist first thing Monday morning. If it is a cyst - it will just need to be drained (with a big needle). So fingers crossed it is just a cyst but will keep you posted once I know more but until then its just a matter of waiting, waiting, waiting...

The only thing that annoys me is that tomorrow was gonna be a "me and Rachel" day and can't really have her sitting there for all the time while I am getting the mamogram and ultra sound done... so have decided that I will keep her home in the morning, take her to Plunket and then drop her off to day care before going to Lower Hutt for the tests. And then will probably keep her at home on Friday to spend the day with her then.

Today, I had a good day down at Westfield shopping centre - and finally spent my vouchers on two decent bras!!! I haven't had a new bra since getting my maternity ones when I was 8mths pregnant! So I have been wearing those ones for 10 mths then!!! So got a fitting done and although the cup size is still the same, I have gone up from an 18 to a 20! Must admit they feel so much more comfortable! :) Also tried on some new clothes while I was there - GOD I SO NEED TO LOOSE SOME WEIGHT BEFORE BUYING ANY NEW CLOTHES!!! They all looked hideous on me and and emphasised the extra weight on my tum and bum!!! Checked out some shoes too but didn't buy any today.

Anyway, enough rambling from me - will keep ya all posted on how things are going. Oh if anyone wants to email me on their mamogram experiences (before midday tomorrow) that would be wonderful as all I have heard is how much they hurt!!! I asked Mum and she just said sometimes they hurt and sometimes they don't...

Catch ya all later