I didn't tell him, no. I honestly didn't even remember it at the time, I was really thrown by everything about the whole experience.
And also he was offering me a potential diagnosis that he flat-out told me wasn't within his level of expertise and he was basing it on five minutes of interaction with me and two minutes of seeing me without a shirt? Like, I trust that if there had been signs of cancer, dude would have seen it, because breasts are what he does.
I just wanted a confirmation that it wasn't cancer. That's why I was referred to him by another doctor, who was fairly sure it wasn't, but wanted to make sure. Mastalgia--pain in breasts--especially pain that follows the menstrual cycle, is really common among women (2 out of 3 have it), and it's usually caused by a slightly lowered level of progesterone. Which I do have. There's no real treatment for it. But that would have been a slightly more sensible conclusion, no? Because I did tell him that part.
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And also he was offering me a potential diagnosis that he flat-out told me wasn't within his level of expertise and he was basing it on five minutes of interaction with me and two minutes of seeing me without a shirt? Like, I trust that if there had been signs of cancer, dude would have seen it, because breasts are what he does.
I just wanted a confirmation that it wasn't cancer. That's why I was referred to him by another doctor, who was fairly sure it wasn't, but wanted to make sure. Mastalgia--pain in breasts--especially pain that follows the menstrual cycle, is really common among women (2 out of 3 have it), and it's usually caused by a slightly lowered level of progesterone. Which I do have. There's no real treatment for it. But that would have been a slightly more sensible conclusion, no? Because I did tell him that part.