Do you remember last fall when my first mammogram turned into a lumpectomy? I’m sure you do because I (over) shared the whole thing right here on these pages. Today I have some exciting updates:

First, after a mostly positive 6-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound in May, I was referred for genetic counseling and testing. I say mostly positive because they did find some fun new blips on my images and in the ultrasound that we’re now following with another mammogram in November 2015. Everyone is pretty certain these are benign cysts, but we’re going to keep an eye on them.

This past Friday, I finally had the courage to visit the surgeon to discuss the genetic counseling and testing. It turns out that it’s far less scary than I’d imagined and the counseling and testing are considered preventative medical care and fully covered by insurance under the Affordable Care Act in certain circumstances, so I have even less to worry about.

Second, and truly exciting, on Friday afternoon, I was contacted by a producer at Huffington Post Live and asked to appear on a segment today to discuss mammography. There is a new study by JAMA stating that “breast cancer has been widely over diagnosed due to an increase in mammography.” They want me to discuss my experiences. In other words, I’m going on Huffington Post Live today to talk about my breasts. Seriously.

Want to watch live? Tune your AM radio dial to Huffington Post Live at 2pm ET and you’ll see me. Oh, no, that’s not right. Okay, seriously, click the link below at 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT and you can watch me.

Click here to re-read my entire breast cancer scare series.

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