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catbyte

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Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:38 AM Oct 29

YAY! I don't have cancer. [View all]

I had my yearly mammogram about a month ago and they found something "suspicious." Now, there's been something "sketchy" in one of them since my mid-20s that turned out to be nothing so I never thought anything about it. This time it was the other one. I got a couple of letters telling me I'd better get it checked out ASAP but I'd already made the appointment for tomography and ultrasound. Still, they were unnerving.

So, for the last month, I've been stressing about it. I had the appointments for the tests today. The tech doing the ultrasound was somber and spent a lot of time on the test. Then she soberly told me that a radiologist would come in to discuss the "next steps, if any." So I'm sitting there, wondering if I should start making arrangements for the care of my cats, etc. Five minutes later she comes in all nonchalant, saying, "Meh, it's nothing. You're good until next year." It was blah blah blah and I'll show you to the exit. Have a great day!

Huh. There was a cloud over practically the entire month of October (which is my favorite month) for nothing?

And I'm not even mad about it.

Whew!

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YAY! I don't have cancer. [View all] catbyte Oct 29 OP
Good news is always welcome. Happy for you. Raven123 Oct 29 #1
Yay, Indeed! walkingman Oct 29 #2
PHWEW! So glad for you rurallib Oct 29 #3
Congratulations!!! That's so fantastic to hear. DarthDem Oct 29 #4
Your catbyte posts are my daily "bright spot" lapfog_1 Oct 29 #5
Mine too ! fierywoman Oct 29 #48
So happy for your great news and relief from the stress of waiting, wondering and worrying! KitFox Oct 29 #6
Thank God girl !!!!! Happy for you. My cancer is done and i am cancer free now. Trueblue1968 Oct 29 #7
Hooray!!! Nittersing Oct 29 #8
Wonderful news, catbyte Grim Chieftain Oct 29 #9
Very glad to hear you got the all clear Picaro Oct 29 #10
Call it a Halloween scare! pandr32 Oct 29 #11
Great news! underpants Oct 29 #12
Aces! cachukis Oct 29 #13
So happy for you and us! Lots of worry going Billsdaughter Oct 29 #14
Yahooooooooo Magoo48 Oct 29 #15
The saying is that women go to the doctor when well but men go when they aren't well. twodogsbarking Oct 29 #16
Happy news!!!!! irisblue Oct 29 #17
Great news for the Cat Lady!!!! nt mitch96 Oct 29 #18
Phew! Very happy for you. nt LittleGirl Oct 29 #19
Great news!!! Yay for sure! mountain grammy Oct 29 #20
So glad to hear about your super-great news, catbyte. As an RN, I hear you about healthcare staff who are aloof wordstroken Oct 29 #21
EXCELLENT News! 🎉 electric_blue68 Oct 29 #22
Maybe every year we should get a good health scare, 70sEraVet Oct 29 #23
Great news, catbyte! I was luckier than you in that when I was referred to a urologist for possible prostate cancer, generalbetrayus Oct 29 #24
Yippee 😁 TommieMommy Oct 29 #25
No Cancer ms.pamela Oct 29 #26
Yay! Ohioboy Oct 29 #27
I am so glad you are okay. Love, deb. debm55 Oct 29 #28
Yay, indeed! TomSlick Oct 29 #29
This is awesome! John Coktosten Oct 29 #30
Be happy. Be VERY happy! DFW Oct 29 #31
About 25 years ago, my wife advanced to the surgical biopsy stage, upon signing that she might wake up without... NNadir Oct 29 #32
Good news! Wild blueberry Oct 29 #33
Yay! area51 Oct 29 #34
Excellent! stillspkg Oct 29 #35
Congratulations!! Laurelin Oct 29 #36
Yay is right!! KT2000 Oct 29 #37
YAY!!! CaptainTruth Oct 29 #38
That's great news MustLoveBeagles Oct 29 #39
Great bews! I am so happy for you. brer cat Oct 29 #40
yay. AllaN01Bear Oct 29 #41
My husband's doctor sent him a cologuard test and the results came back as positive for cancer. HeartsCanHope Oct 29 #42
Good News is always appreciated, especially this type of good news. Fla Dem Oct 29 #43
Yay! Healthy boobies 😁 Clouds Passing Oct 29 #44
That's great! Early detection is very important. Rizen Oct 29 #45
WHOOPIE, catbyte!!!! some_of_us_are_sane Oct 29 #46
Fantastic news! dlk Oct 29 #47
Been there. Done that. Nervewracking!!! hamsterjill Oct 29 #49
Yup me too. The technology in mammograms is sometimes a double edged sword. Marie Marie Oct 29 #53
yikes, unnecessary drama JudyM Oct 29 #50
Yahoo! MIButterfly Oct 29 #51
Good news catbyte, and remember Novemberis almost as good as October. Polly Hennessey Oct 29 #52
Wonderful news! karin_sj Oct 29 #54
Very good news wendyb-NC Oct 29 #55
Great news LetMyPeopleVote Oct 29 #56
Good for you and your cats MissouriDem47 Oct 29 #57
Happy Dance Time! Bayard Oct 29 #58
You and Omaha Steve's good news lift my spirits. summer_in_TX Oct 29 #59
Excellent news! 👏🏼👏🏼 benfranklin1776 Oct 30 #60
Awesome friend Duncanpup Oct 30 #61
so glad you are cleared from this worry!😻 peacebuzzard Oct 30 #62
Great news! So glad you're ok! nt Trueblue Texan Oct 30 #63
Great news! FemDemERA Oct 30 #64
Great news, catbyte peggysue2 Oct 30 #65
Very good news! red dog 1 Oct 30 #66
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