It’s been nearly a decade since I found my first lump. It was in my right booblie, and after monitoring a few weeks I went to see my girlie doc, who confirmed it and referred me to a dedicated boobage specialist.
It was a cyst, but the one the mammogram revealed in my other breast wasn’t.
That nasty little dude was eradicated and in the years since there have been frequent visits back to the doc, more cysts and more bad guys.
A few weeks ago I found a new little fella had cropped up, and a week or two later noted that he must have been lonely, because he now had a new friend.
I’ve been stewing on this for a few weeks now, my appointment is next Tuesday to see which kind of bad guys we’re dealing with.
Knowing that I’ll be in a holding pen for the better part of two hours while they ultrasound and read results and mammogram and read results and then eventually I get to talk to a doctor, I’m lining up the bits that I like to bring to keep me busy. There’s always a book, sometimes some knitting and always my iPod/iPhone.
Make me a playlist or suggest a song. Tell me what kind of good juju beats I should have thumpin’ and keepin’ me company…and don’t say that Melissa Etheredge song b/c it just makes me cry.
The third lump? A subdermal tumor removed from my middle finger last week. Good times!
So bring it. What songs?
18 Mar 09
8:05 pm
i’m a huge fan of jamiroquai for the upbeat upliftingness. “love foolosophy” is my favorite song byt ehm evar.
18 Mar 09
8:20 pm
i’ll be thinking about you and sending good stuff your way
i’m loving Frightened Rabbit right now. And their song “Old Old Fashioned” or “The Twist”. I’m also a fan of Michael Franti & Spearhead’s song “Say Hey (I love you)”, “White Winter Hymnal” by Fleet Foxes, “Mediocre” by Ximena Siranana (it’s in Spanish, but man that song is something), “Sprout and the Bean” by Joanna Newsome, and “Little Bit of Red” Serena Ryder, “sweet about me” Grabrielle Cilmi.
How’s that for a list
18 Mar 09
8:26 pm
oooh, Andrew Bird too!!
sorry
You opened Pandora’s Box….this has to be my one my favorite subjects!!!
19 Mar 09
6:49 pm
How about: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/presidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica/lump.html
Best wishes, Maigh… I’m sending new-age positive thought waves your way
20 Mar 09
10:53 pm
but the good news is that you can totally give someone the bird and then after they ask, “hey, why’d you give me the finger?” you can say, “so you can see where i got a tumor removed, asshat.” then everyone feels better.
22 Mar 09
4:10 pm
Thinking good, ultra-positive thoughts for you. Song suggestions, off the top of my head: Cat STevens – The Wind. Matt and Kim – Daylight. Peter Gabriel – Salisbury Hill. Stone Roses – Waterfall. Jamie Lidell – Out of My System. M. Ward – One Hundred Million Years. The Thermals – Now we can see.
That’s all i got. Cept I’d give you a big hug.
22 Mar 09
9:19 pm
The Way I Was Made
by Griffin House
You know it, and it will make you think of happier times.
And then…when it is all over, I will take you to Eddie’s Attic for a show and a martooni and some good girl fun.
Not good girl, fun – mind you – but
good, girl fun.
22 Mar 09
9:59 pm
Download the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction. It’ll be perfect. I’ll be thinking about you on Tuesday, friend.
23 Mar 09
5:44 pm
The Kills, Midnight Boom. You WILL be tapping your toes and bobbing your head. The best album of 2008 in my opinion. Download, Getting Down for a sample.
LC
23 Mar 09
7:21 pm
As for music, I got nothin but I got prayer for you Maigh…
23 Mar 09
7:30 pm
Find the Dead’s “Touch of Gray”…lotsa people hate it because it’s not classic Dead, but it’s got a nice hook and doesn’t make you feel bad about getting old.
23 Mar 09
7:53 pm
I just emailed ya a tune, bouncy and fun. I’ll be sending you prayers all day.
27 Mar 09
9:18 am
Quirky and fun, MGMT “Time to Pretend”, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE Hugs. Rock awn!