Breast ultrasound technologist: The day I became my mother’s caregiver

After努力地说服我妈妈得到乳房X线照片last fall, it was startling to learn there was actually an area of concern in her left breast. When we found out it was ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or stage 0breast cancer, it was pretty shocking for both of us.

At first, I was a little worried. But I was also very hopeful. Because as a breast ultrasound technologist atMD AndersonThe Woodlands，我每天都看到这种事情。我还看到了许多患者在这里接受与妈妈相同类型的癌症治疗后，许多患者取得的效果。

I stayed by her side right from Day 1. I took my mom to all of her appointments and treatments, and offered words of encouragement whenever she needed them.

起初，我只是告诉她不要担心。我意识到这说起来容易做起来难，但是癌症没有在其他任何地方传播，我知道她在MD Anderson。这只是一个开始。

但是随着时间的流逝，我的新咒语一次成为“一次一步”，因为我想我没有意识到将涉及多少个约会。仅在第一个月，似乎至少有十几个，它们是所有内容的混合：成像，活检，咨询，手术前程序，实验室工作，EKGS等。

我现在知道所有这些约会的必要条件是为我们的患者提供最好的结果。按正确的顺序做事至关重要，我母亲的医生想确保一切都是如此treatment。

So, when I hear other patients expressing similar concerns today, I just smile and tell them to take it step by step. Yes, it’s going to feel overwhelming at times. But don’t try to rush the process. Just take it one step at a time. You’ll get there.

Judy Garcia is a breast ultrasound technologist atMD AndersonThe Woodlands。

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