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Aug 28, 2014 5:07:57 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 5:07:57 GMT -6
I went to the doctor and had a check up. They found a lump in my breast. She made me an appointment with a surgeon and sent me across town to have some tests. Theres a new machaine that does 3D imaging and eliminates the need to a biopsy. They said I didn't have cancer. They said I could set up an appointment later and have that drained. Quite a scare. That's what I get for waiting 4 years.
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Aug 28, 2014 11:32:46 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 11:32:46 GMT -6
I went to the doctor and had a check up. They found a lump in my breast. She made me an appointment with a surgeon and sent me across town to have some tests. Theres a new machaine that does 3D imaging and eliminates the need to a biopsy. They said I didn't have cancer. They said I could set up an appointment later and have that drained. Quite a scare. That's what I get for waiting 4 years. I lost my Mother to breast cancer, and yes she had a yearly mammo religiously. Her's was an aggressive estrogen based or driven type of cancer We have a Women's Breast Health center in one of our local hospitals. Everything you need in one dept. You have a mammogram, if they see something suspicious, you are sent down the hall way for a sonogram, you get the results of the sonogram in about 10 minutes. Then if further testing is needed , they do a biopsy right there right then, no weeks of waiting and wondering. You have the biopsy, which is totally painless and again you get the pathological results in about ten minutes. Everyone who works in the dept is female. Female techs, female Drs, female radiologists, female pathologists. It is a wonderful set up. It eliminates the weeks in between of waiting and worrying. I wish more centers like this were available across the country. No one knows the anxiety and worry of waiting like another female. I've had two biopsies there, everything turned out well I'm glad things turned out well for you . What a relief. I'll bet you won't wait another four years now.
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Aug 28, 2014 15:22:34 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 15:22:34 GMT -6
I've learned a valuable lesson. I also know someone that died of breast cancer. It kills you a inch at a time. I feel like I've been given a second chance.
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Aug 28, 2014 18:18:50 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 18:18:50 GMT -6
My Mother was cancer free for seven years, until it recurred in her liver ( no, it was not 'liver cancer', but the same type breast cancer that she had before. It's hard for some people to understand that since it appeared in her liver that it was not 'liver cancer' but a mutation of the original breast cancer that she had before )
It's a fact that we are all going to die at some point of something or another, but I'm a firm believer in personal responsibility. Regular screenings for numerous things gives you the advantage of early detection. That's not to say that early detection always turns out well, but it certainly increases your chance of a better outcome.
I know many women who have survived breast cancer. They are still cancer free after 20-25 years later. some forms of breast cancer are just naturally more aggressive.
My mother was lucky and God certainly played a part in her death as well as her life. She was never in real pain. For that I'm eternally grateful.
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Aug 28, 2014 18:55:51 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 18:55:51 GMT -6
I'm also glad she never suffered.
I just got a call from the surgeon's office they want to see me, I don't know what thats about, they may want to drain that I guess.
I read a while back where in 1900 one person in 30 got cancer, now it's one in 3. They said in 25 to 50 years everyone can expect to get cancer some time in their life. Not good news.
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Aug 29, 2014 8:56:05 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 8:56:05 GMT -6
I'm also glad she never suffered. I just got a call from the surgeon's office they want to see me, I don't know what thats about, they may want to drain that I guess. I read a while back where in 1900 one person in 30 got cancer, now it's one in 3. They said in 25 to 50 years everyone can expect to get cancer some time in their life. Not good news. There are so many more carcinogens now, in the water, processed food, the air we breathe, almost every product we consume.
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