Bad boob!
Sooooo. I have boobs. (Like that's news.) And one boob is misbehaving. (Now, that's news.) It's developed a painful lump.
I'm not freaking out because I had a similar problem with the exact same boob in almost the exact same spot before, about 8 or 9 years ago. Back then I had an abscess (infection) caused by a blocked duct. It was very inconvenient, not to mention stubborn -- it'd go away after a round of antibiotics, only to pop up again -- and was painful, and entailed many visits to the surgeon (but no surgery); thankfully, it did eventually heal once and for all.
When my boob started hurting last week and I discovered the lump, it was like déjà vu. "Oh no, not again!" I thought. And then I tried to make an appointment to see my surgeon, but he was on leave and I couldn't get any earlier appointment than this afternoon.
He sent me for an ultrasound, and the radiologist doesn't think it's an abscess. She thinks it might be a papilloma (benign tumour)!
Which means... operation. Tomorrow. 10am. He'll take the lump out and send the tissue for analysis. It's a minor outpatient procedure, so I won't have to be admitted and won't have to stay in the hospital overnight, but it'll be under general anaesthesia so I'm not permitted to drive for 24 hours after the surgery. Not able to drive! *gasp*
At times like this I'm grateful for extended family members who are there to help out. My aunt will drive me to the hospital and take me home (to her home). Woohoo then there's dressings to look forward to. Ouch! At least I've no fear of hospitals or doctors. I trust them... they're like extensions of Dad ;)