Have You Done Halo Yet?

Well I did for the first time. If you don't know what Halo is, it is a breast pap test that I got when I went to my gynecologist. It was $85.00 upfront and the rest are covered by insurance. What is amazing about it is it only takes 5 minutes and it felt like I was just pumping. During the procedure,
fluid is extracted from the milk ducts; where most breast cancer originate. It massages your breast first then on with the sucking sensation. It was a little painful though especially at the very end. I didn't have any fluid so it means I am negative. However, if the result has fluid in it, it will be sent to a pathologist for evaluation. The Halo Breast Pap Test provides early warning, since a woman with abnormal cells detected in the fluid is four to five times more likely to develop breast cancer. Its findings may be as much as five years prior to the time a calcification shows up on a mammogram. It is a little expensive but it puts me to ease that I am ok. I want to make sure to be checked once every two years.

On the other hand, I asked my gynecologist when is my deadline of having babies like at what age. She laughed hysterically and said that she even delivered a 46 year old mother of twins and that was her 4th and her 5th. I told her that I am not ready yet to have another one and I want to enjoy Frankie as much as possible. She said I am young and as long as I have a baby before 40 I should be fine. When I reach 40 that is when the the risk is very high. I told her that I am giving myself until 35 then at least before that I can have my career already set and hopefully graduate with my bachelors degree here in the US. I am just glad that Ryan and I are in the same page with this. Plus my parents are just waiting for us to have another one, no pressure. I really would like to finish something here and for Frankie and Ryan to be proud of me. Although they already are but it is nice to have done something for myself. It is so hard no doubt about it that is why I admired those who have more kids and can manage their time nicely. Yes, I have help now but it is still different when I can take care of my baby myself.