Mammograms in Malaysia are not something I am familiar with until today.

I spent 3 hours waiting in a hospital to get a mammogram done. 4 months ago, I’d noticed a lump on my right underarm. I pressed it, pressed it harder and then pressed it until it hurt. I searched for the same lump on the left underarm. Nothing. I thought nothing of it.

Several months later, I remembered that I had that lump. Whilst in the shower, I searched for it again and it was still there. Nothing on the left side. Strange??? I still thought nothing of it. I am not a worrier. I told my husband about it and he wasn’t too worried either. See, that’s why we get along so well together! SAME-SAME wavelength!!!

Then a few weeks ago, I casually mentioned my lump to my Mom and she insisted I went to the Doctor. She was right. Better safe than sorry since I have a big family history of cancer. So I told her I’d go. Some day when I’m free. I’m very busy, you know……

Now that my Mother was on my back, I had no choice but to go so I finally went. When I got there and because the wait was so long, it suddenly dawned on me that I could have cancer. Are you shitting me?

What would I have done had I been diagnosed as a cancer patient? I’d fucking fight tooth and nail and killed it, that’s what.

I asked the nurses why the wait was so long???????????????????

They said they couldn’t manage the patients because sometimes, a patient is diagnosed with breast cancer and needs that one hour of time to discuss options with the Doctor. I empathised. Suddenly, everything got a bit scary. I saw a lady in a head scarf coming out and she had obviously been crying. I sympathised with her.

Then I got chatting to some other waiting patients, all of whom were follow up cases. I didn’t realise there were so many women doing mammograms in Malaysia! I was the only first time patient. OMG, what am I doing in a room full of breast cancer patients??? My friend said most lumps found in breasts were benign anyway so nothing to worry but suddenly I was worried. It’s not so much the worry that I would die but the worry of the hassle that I would have to undertake should I be diagnosed, you know what I mean???

There is countless Doctor appointments, follow up sessions, surgery, chemotherapy, probably lots of medicine involved…….man, hassle!

Anyway, after those 3 long hours of prancing up and down Pantai Hospital bored shit-less, I finally got to meet Dr Patricia Gomez, reputed as Malaysia’s Number One Breast Specialist. I didn’t know that. I was at Pantai because it was the hospital closest to home. She asked me for a family history and asked lots of questions about myself, then proceeded to examine me. She was really nice.

To cut a long story short, I am A-OK!!!

The lump that I had was a small cyst that was not cancerous at all. However, I’m glad that I went because you just cannot be too certain. I spoke to some patients who were having mammograms in Malaysia for a few years running now and it isn’t something to be taken lightly.

Anyway, I have decided. If I ever get cancer, I will not tell anyone.

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