You're Not The Boss Of Me

On friday, I thought I was headed for a rather uneventful weekend. That was until the mail came. My mail always comes a bit later in the afternoon and friday was no exception. There were the usual junk mail envelopes and pleas to apply for yet another credit card, and then there was a letter from my gynocologist telling me that my pap smear came back abnormal and that I would have to have a test called a colposcopy. The letter then further explained the procedure with a reassurance that there was no evidence of cancer. However, I did not feel very reassured at all. Of course, by the time I got the letter, the doctor's office was just about closing and my doctor was off that day any way. Thankfully, I have good friends. I reached out to them and those who have gone through the same thing reached out to me and reassured me that it was no worse than the usual exam except that the doctor would be looking more closely through a special microscope. I'm still not happy, but I'm much calmer now and, if you believe in signs, I got a very appropriate message in my fortune cookie yesterday that said "don't allow unexpected situations throw you". That one was a keeper!