u/AnyStarAnyOcean

I have absolutely zero family history of breast cancer--other kinds of cancer, yes, and many other comorbidities, but for whatever reason, no breast cancer.

First mammogram after getting my heart monitor removed (said 'other comorbidities' have been a major issue for the last five years), and have to go back for another mammogram and ultrasound. "13mm asymmetric parenchymal density in the posterior left 2:30 position, 12cm behind the nipple..." What does this mean? Someone I spoke with on the imaging office's phone just emphasized 'density' but I'm just... Struggling.

Five years of appointments, heart catheters, beta blockers, two different cardiologists... I am aware that I have deep-seated anxiety regarding medical matters now. If you have any clarity about what I'm facing, what this means, I'd be so grateful for any shared wisdom at all. Thank you in advance.

Edited to add my age: 46. This is only the second mammogram I've ever had.

I recently had to hire a designer a simple cover--all text with an inlaid photo, no chop work at all. Years ago I would have done this myself, but I've used fiverr for several of these covers in the past (roughly 3 to 5 years ago) with a lot of success. Cheap cover, low cost.

This experience was insanely difficult! I paid a top rated designer for their premium package (because it is still a quarter of the cost for the 99designs guys) and they just sent me slop. Clearly didn't read the description, just threw things together to meet the deadline and relying on the revisions to get it done whenever instead.

The designer I worked with since 2011 retired right before covid, which is how I ended up on fiverr. Does anyone have any reliable indies they recommend? I don't mind paying top dollar (like 99designs) if I know the designer is reliable and communicative as well as talented.

Thanks for reading my woes--

I prefer to start with email and move to snail mail once we both feel we know each other better.

Writer, reader, poor quality gardener, liker-of-art, able to read tarot (but only with a dash of sarcasm), and successful penpal (I currently have five regular correspondents, four email and one snail mail, all for roughly a year or more). Student of languages, so if you prefer to write to me in French or Spanish (or Korean), I would love that. I will write to you in English, so we can both practice a bit (Korean is my most recent and most desired language to study, but I'm not picky). Usually a good 2 or 3 month turn-around on writing, but my letters, and the letters of those I attract as penpals, usually run pages long to compensate.

If you are looking for Reddit chat buddy, I am very friendly and willing... But not very reliable. I log in once or twice a week, so I'm really looking for penpal-penpal types.

If any of this sounds good to you, let me know in chat and I'll share my email address :)

Edited to add: if you message me with anything not SFW (come onnnn, really? Already?) or sound like a bot, I'm sorry, I'm going to ignore. Good luck out there!