I woke twice through the night…. The second time was 3.45am.

I tossed and turned until the alarm at 5.25am.

Not sure why… it felt like caffeine pumping through my veins but I wasn’t aware of having had any.

It was getting light as we set out for our run this morning!!

The moon was just about to go down and was very bright. This is 2 days before the full moon.

Of course I had to stop for photos along the way!!

That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it 😆

This felt like a fast one today.

It was super cold so I struggled to breathe and keep up. It does make for some great photos though.

I didn’t think my head was in the game today but it’s much faster than I’ve run for months, so I’m pleased about that.

And thank goodness we are done. I was beetroot and the sweat was pouring down my face when I got in.

It was another lovely, clear sky all the way to work… I did have to defrost the car this morning.

This morning passed quickly and I had my outpatients appointment for my breast lump this afternoon.

It’s about 6 weeks since my initial Doctor’s appointment.

I have to say the NHS outpatients appointment was a very well oiled machine.

You check in to reception and I sat in the waiting room for about 20 minutes.

I then got taken in to the Doctor who did a very thorough investigation and examination. He said that he was convinced there was nothing sinister and it was either lumpy breast tissue or one big cyst or a collection of smaller cysts. He drew pen around the worst of the lump.

I suspected as much as they are full of cysts, but it’s always a relief to hear.

I’ve no sooner sat back down in the waiting room, texted Craig and Mum, then I’m off again for Mammogram…. another round of quick fire questions.

The mammogram was sore. Guys this will be too much information but you also need to know what we go through!

It’s always uncomfortable… standing at a funny angle with your boob squashed flat between two plastic plates…. But try doing that when you’re pumped full of oestrogen due to the HRT increase and they’ve been sore for weeks anyway. It was always going to hurt. It would have been so much worse if I’d had it down about 4 weeks ago, so I took solace in that.

Sit back down in the waiting room only to be called again for Ultrasound!

So impressive.

Quick fire questions again in Ultrasound…..

Then she finds it and says what do you want me to do?!?

She says it’s only about 2cms big but she can aspirate….. she vests a huge big needle out and drains it right there and then. She gets just over a half a syringe full of fluid.

Bish. Bash. Bosh.

Done and dusted in about an hour and a half.

(I secretly hope I have gone down a bra size as a result…. 😆)

I’m sore just now but it’s just with all the poking and prodding. I’m very relieved that’s all there is to it.

So back at my desk by 2.45pm.

So many women don’t get that news. I felt very aware of that today. No one looks happy sitting in that waiting room, everyone looks a little tense. I hope everyone today got off as easily as I did.

I came home from work and made chickpea and tomato curry.

It was really tasty!!

So I’m just off to meet the Crochet Hookers now! Looking forward to carrying on with my baby blanket!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️