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Discussion: MY SISTER HAS FOUND A LUMP ON HER UPPER OUTER ARM
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MY SISTER HAS FOUND A LUMP ON HER UPPER OUTER ARM
Aug 21 2007, 10:06 AM EDT IM SO SCARED FOR HER AND FEEL SO WEAK AND HELPLESS.THE WORST OF IT ALL IM NOT SUPPOSE TO KNOW.IM DUE TO GO ON HOLIDAY AND MY SISTER'S WISHES TO MY PARENTS WAS NOT TO TELL ME SO IT WOULD'NT SPOIL MY HOLIDAYS (JUST LIKE HER THINKING OF OTHERS AS USUAL).IM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE LUMP HAS BEEN THERE BUT SHE WENT TO THE DR'S YESTERDAY WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE .THE DR HAS SAID IT DOES'NT LOOK TO TOUCH TO BE ATTACHED WHICH APPARANTLY IS A GOOD THING.BUT ADVISED SHE HAS TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHICH THE DR HAS BOOKED HER IN FOR ON THE 10TH SEPT (ALMOST 3 WEEKS).IM REALLY WORRIED INCASE THIS IS TO LONG TO WAIT?I WILL BE BACK BY THEN BUT I FEEL SO GUILTY GOING ON HOLIDAY WHEN REALLY I SHOULD BE HOME GIVING HER SUPPORT.I KNOW SHE HAS HER HUSBAND AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO STILL HAVING BOTH PARENTS BUT I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO APPROACH HER AS MY MUM WAS TOLD NOT TO TELL ME BUTMUM WAS IN TEARS THIS MORNING WHEN I PHONED HER UP FOR OUR NORMAL MORNING CHAT.ITS THE UNKNOWING ON WHAT THE LUMP IS.I KNOW ITS NOT BRUISED AND NOT ITCHY NO PAIN AT ALL.MY MUM SAID ITS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPE AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW SHE HAS NOT KNOCKED HER ARM AND SHE HAS NO PETS.HOWEVER SHE HAS BEEN VERY STRESSED WITH WORK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.MY QUESTION IS HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMLAR LUMP AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME,I NEED TO PREPARE MYSELF TO BE STRONG FOR HER AND MY PARENTS.. MANY THANKS 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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