About a year ago, I was playing with my 4 year old son, and he accidentally elbowed my right breast. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but in the days preceding, I had a lot of pain and developed an alarmingly large bump under my right nipple. The pain continued for days and the bump did not diminish. My doctor directed me to get a mammogram. The results were inconclusive, so the next step was to get an ultrasound and a biopsy.
The ultrasound showed a mass of cysts under my right breast. I am prone to having benign cysts in my breasts, but this mass was large and painful, and potentially dangerous.
The doctor explained that as he did ultrasound, he would biopsy the cysts by inserting a needle into them, and hopefully this may also release fluid from the cysts, therefore helping them to become minimized. After painful poking and moving the needle around in my breast, the cysts did not diminish. At the end of my appointment, the doctor said that he thought I should get this mass removed.
As it turns out, I had a little retreat scheduled that I was leaving for that same day. I was very upset that this was the prognosis, and that I was still in so much pain. I tried to put my pain and upset in the back of my mind, so that I could rest and relax for the next couple of days. I had set up an appointment with a breast specialist for the day that I was to return, to get a second opinion regarding removal of the mass.
My retreat was at Lake Austin Spa. I’d never had a personal retreat, and my husband surprised me with this gift. The spa was offering dance and movement classes all week, so it was perfect for me and something I really looked forward to. However, as I began my first class, my breast hurt so much it was hard to enjoy and fully participate.
Downhearted I decided to enjoy other amenities the spa offered and booked myself an energy healing session with Johnna Partain. Intrigued, I had no idea what to expect, and just hoped it would help to improve my mood.
I instantly felt comfortable with Johnna. Her grounded nature and confidence in her work put me instantly at ease. I had never experienced anything like what I went through that day.
I simply lay on the table and Johnna did her thing. It’s difficult to explain, but without touch, she would look at the energy through my body. She would help me to work through blocked areas, by visualization. Throughout the session, I would experience warmth, and emotion.
Toward the end, she asked me how I felt. For some reason, I hadn’t mentioned my breast, as I thought this energy work was more emotion-based. Emotionally I felt great, full of energy. Something I hadn’t felt for a while. I added, though, that I had this pain in my breast, not really thinking that it was even something to mention as it was such a physical pain and not emotional.
She focused on that area. After a short time, asked how it felt. I felt around on my breast, and it was much softer. I could barely feel the lumps. I expressed that I still felt pain on the right side of the breast. After more of her focus and the visualizing, she somehow cleared the energy that was blocked there, and asked how it felt now. I couldn’t believe it, but the pain, and the hard bumps were literally gone. GONE. Just like that. I was and am still astounded. It couldn’t have been real, but it was.
A few days later, I had followed up with a breast specialist for a second opinion on having the cystic mass removed. This specialist did another ultrasound.
Here is the email I instantly wrote to Johnna:
“So, I saw boob doc this afternoon. Great news: no need for removing anything!!!!! She said there are still a few cysts under my nipple-- but in looking at today's ultra sound compared to the one on the day of the biopsy, most have gone away and the others diminished. She confirmed that I do have cysts in both breasts, but all within normal range. She wants to follow up and look again in 3 months. I feel such a sense of relief and gratitude to you.
Thank you.”
I have had two check-ups with ultra-sounds since then, and everything is still normal!
Johnna is truly gifted.
Hannah Calvert
