At the throne of grace

Marlin and I traveled to St. Louis on Tuesday to see my surgeon, Dr. M. I saw her in the afternoon, then had a supreme treat of having an extra view, extra pressure mammogram along with a sonogram of my right axilla (armpit). The sonogram was to see if the questionable lymph nodes could be viewed in the hopes of accessing them for a biopsy. The super-duper mammogram was to make sure that the cancer was not a "new" cancer in my other breast. Wednesday morning I had an MRI of my right breast - again to insure that the cancer wasn't in my breast. I need to explain how adventuresome this particular MRI was. The person having a breast MRI must lie on their abdomen on the table and insert their breasts through holes in the table, with arms stretched overhead and legs straight behind. Ok, can you picture the position?? Yes, superman in flight! So it was, indeed, an adventure - lasting about 40 minutes.
The lymph node biopsy was rather uneventful, except for the fact that there were 5 people (including me) in a room about the size of a decent closet, along with the sonogram machine; one physician, a medical student, a clinical fellow (who was a female medical resident) and the nurse. The fellow, who was female, actually did the needle poking - three times into my axilla. She did give me a little lidocaine numbing medicine prior to the procedure, so I got 4 needle sticks in the armpit. I have a little bruise, but otherwise, no problems.
Dr. M. called this morning with the results and as expected, the cell type is the same as my original cancer, so most likely it is metastasis. The MRI and mammogram were both okay.
The tumor board meets next Thursday evening to review my case and recommend a plan of action. Dr. M. will call me on Friday with the update.
I have been blessed with cards, phone calls, visits, emails, and friends telling me about the addition of my name to prayer chains, circles, and lists. I am at the throne of grace, seeking His guidance and healing touch.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Love to you -
Ellen