@Cheri I love how you handled this! I believe this is quite common, and usually non-dramatic, but good for you, (and P, and us) that you took charge of this. ❤️

I actually had a mammogram once, not a pappogram, thank God! And then I had a biopsy. It had to be done without anesthetics, so not very pleasant.

Like it’s the uterUS, it should be PotUS. 😅

@Cheri thank you for this excellent post, good for you for following up, and best of luck.

@Cheri Hope all goes well with the B!

@Cheri Good luck, Cheri. As you already know, everything will be fine. We will be there holding hands virtually to support P holding them literally.

PS. Loved the uterUS joke 😆

@Cheri Good luck with everything tomorrow!

@Cheri good luck! 🍀

@Cheri GOOD LUCK!!!!

@Gaby @odd @annahavron @miraz (and everyone) Thanks for the well wishes! ☺️

@Cheri I hope everything goes well! That level of poor communication would freak me out too, but at least you’re on track to get the tests you need, which is the important thing 😅

@odd No anesthetic! That’s rough! You’re a tough cookie. 🙂

@jayeless Exactly! The important stuff is handled. 🙂

@Cheri Oh, I’m late seeing this today. Best wishes for tomorrow.

BTW I have to make my wife’s OB/GYN appointments. If I don’t she procrastinates indefinitely! A small act of love and as you said I want her to hang around a long time!

@Cheri Wish you good luck for your tests tomorrow. I love your courage and perspective, thank you for writing and sharing this 🙏🏽 I hope all goes well tomorrow.

@Cheri Just catching this. Wishing you well for tomorrow. Thank you for writing this and verbalizing what is certainly true for me in terms of not wanting to be an embarrassment or bother.

All strength to you, and sitting with you tomorrow.

@ronguest I love that you do that for her!

@Cheri Good luck! And wasn’t the b word I expected 🙊

@Cheri good luck for today. I like your philosophical (Stoic, even?) approach.

@hjertnes leans close to whisper … beeyatch 😏

@Cheri 😆

@strandlines I’m comprised of a wild mix of stoicism, existentialism, and stray Futurama quotes. 😂

@Cheri 😄 Futurama - I’ve not watched that in an age!

@Cheri same here, just that I’m Rick and Morty guy. :)

@melodiousthunk Ha! I love Rick and Morty too. #stayschwifty

@Cheri 😆

@Cheri Fingers crossed for a happy outcome! 🤞🏻

Very glad that you were able to direct your care in a helpful way despite the lapse in communication. That’s a story I’m hearing over and over these days.

@Cheri People who think the US medical system is top notch should read things like this:

> With the help of my hypertext friends, The Mayo Clinic, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins, I was able to suss out what’s up.

No reason you should have been left to do this on your own.

@Cheri Just saw this. Thanks for being open and vulnerable with us.

> Most of us receive mental practice runs before we die, and this is one of mine.

This kind of perspective transforms an experience. Thanks for sharing!