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What NOT To Do When You Find a Lump
Four years of working on my own businesses coupled with an 8 hour-a-day, full-time job took its toll on my dental health by last summer. I have to wear a bite guard at night because I clench my teeth, and the stress had shown itself in an unseen crack that was becoming impossible to treat without a root canal. I've gone to my regular dentist, Dr. Hallman, since I was 10 and I just love him and his staff. I was going back and forth to him and the root canal guy because after the root canal, I was still feeling discomfort and I was told the whole point of a root canal is not to feel anything anymore. It was ultimately over a year of back and forth until they redid everything and finally saw the crack. A couple of months ago, Dr. Hallman was putting the finishing touches on the crown.
Then it happened. I found the lump! A couple of weeks after my yearly gynecological exam, I found a lump while showering, I felt the lump as plain as day -- I was shocked because it was about the size of a small grape, and I didn't have to press hard to feel it -- it was right there! I just knew it wasn't good. Any woman reading this now feels a twinge because, from the time we're young teens, we've been taught to check ourselves and we worry and wonder if we'd know a real lump if we felt it. Well, I can tell you now, YOU KNOW. Thank God it was Sunday night. You know how this kind of stuff always seems to happen on Friday night when you have to wait all weekend to make a call Monday morning? I was thankful it was a Sunday night.
Monday morning at 8:30, I called my doctor's office. The receptionist was happy to hear from me, and I tried to sound as cheerful as possible while I launched into the story of how I had just seen the doctor two weeks before and they had done a breast exam but hadn't mentioned feeling this lump I just found last night (my voice rising as the story came flowing out.) As I paused for the receptionist's reaction to my mounting drama, her silence told me something was dreadfully wrong. I looked down at my personal phone book and saw the page was opened to... Dr. Hallman's number.... my dentist!
So remember, when you find a lump call your doctor immediately -- just make sure it's the right one!
What others are saying
- Thinking of youFortunatly or unfortunately I have had the pleasure to see Dr. Hallman alot lately. I too have been a loyal customer since 10ish. They keep me updated on your condition. Lauren told me about this blog and I assured her as the gas and novicane wore off, I would find it and wish you well. Good luck to you honey, Camilla from Brookwood
- Dental CallKaedy - I know what you mean several times over. I stay so overblown on my schedule I am never surprised when the wrong person answers the phone.
You hang in there, darlin' - and my offer still stands - anything for a friend. - HystericalThat is so classic! Something I'm SURE I would do too. xx
- I feel the same way....I don't know if you read my piece that was on, everytime I go to the doctor something else comes-up.Well I am a juvenile diabetic and 3yrs. ago I lost every tooth in my mouth,(i love steak).Then after getting all my teeth pulled and dentures, eating right became a factor, so even after all this and my sugar out-of-control, quess what I found out?I was two months pregnant by my ex-husband!So now I have two daughters ones 17yrs.old(Kelsy)and my other one(Tiffany) is 2yrs.old.I love my girls and will fight to stay with them as long as I can.Oh by the way my oldest(Kelsy) is having me a granddaughter in July,(Kelsy was born in July91'.)GOD has a reason for everything and will watch over us....
- Courageous LadyKaedy you are very courageous, and you will get through this. I love the story about calling the Dentist.
- KK ROCKSjust got thru reading your BLog updates--you are a courageous wonderful lady--and thats BEFORE all of this--you just absolutely make my day KK---you are a breath of fresh air every single day...
- Great storyHA! You made me laugh out loud at that one ... I can just imagine doing the same thing.
Reminds me of how I found out that my wife was pregnant with our son. I was about to start an air check meeting with my morning show in Dallas, and I got a message that my doctor's office was on the line. I thought it was my GP with some test results, but it was our fertility clinic, instead. They couldn't reach my wife, so they called me to say, "You're going to be a daddy!"
My morning show folks saw my eyes get big, and heard me say "..... Daddy?" They put it together immediately, and knew the news before my wife did!
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