It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

Andrea · 10-15-2010, 10:29 AM

Please consider registering with Avon's Army of Women to work towards a cure for breast cancer.

JustJo · 10-15-2010, 11:10 AM

I'm glad to see this thread kept alive....

I had a baseline in my early 40s...and then slacked off for 5 years. I'm 48, just had my second mammo....and just got the call and letter to see my doctor and have a conversation about my right breast, and then another mammo.

Honestly, I'm scared shitless. And, yes, I'm following up.

katsarecool · 10-15-2010, 11:28 AM

JustJO, thinking about you and sending positive thoughts your way.
The latest guidelines I heard (and it often changes) is mammo at 40 if there is a family history and 50 if there is not.

I had my baseline at 37 because I insisted and there is a family history. Mother died at the age of 55 from breast cancer. I have three sisters and so far we are all clear.

Julie · 10-15-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

I'm glad to see this thread kept alive....

I had a baseline in my early 40s...and then slacked off for 5 years. I'm 48, just had my second mammo....and just got the call and letter to see my doctor and have a conversation about my right breast, and then another mammo.

Honestly, I'm scared shitless. And, yes, I'm following up.

Jo!

Sending you positive thoughts!!! Do not wait for the appointment. Call and ask your doctor to telephone you NOW! You should not have to wait for an appointment - the waiting is UNFAIR and only creates anxiety and panic.

Just remember to breathe and know you are NOT ALONE!

I am sure it is fine -- Often at our age we (especially if we are large breasted) have Fibroid Adenoma's which are benign. Not uncommon. I have had a dozen biopsies and this is what they have been 90% of the time for me.

Every tumor I have had - they told me the day they found it and I had it biopsied the next day and within a week knew the results.

Julie

katsarecool · 10-15-2010, 11:46 AM

What Julie says exactly!!!!

Zimmeh · 10-23-2010, 08:18 PM

(((Jo Jo))),

Hope your second mammogram was good and the dr's didn't find anything.

Hugs my friend,

Zimmy

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustJo

I'm glad to see this thread kept alive....

I had a baseline in my early 40s...and then slacked off for 5 years. I'm 48, just had my second mammo....and just got the call and letter to see my doctor and have a conversation about my right breast, and then another mammo.

Honestly, I'm scared shitless. And, yes, I'm following up.

Zimmeh · 10-23-2010, 08:28 PM

I had my first mammogram at 35 and did it because my mom kept telling md to go. I don't like dr's, but since my mom had a partial hysterectomy at 31 and my aunt having a full hysterectomy at 34. The dr's gave me a clean bill of health and told to come back when I am 40.

I do everything I can to support breast cancer research.

Zimmy

JustJo · 10-24-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

(((Jo Jo))),

Hope your second mammogram was good and the dr's didn't find anything.

Hugs my friend,

Zimmy

Thanks Zimmy

...it's scheduled, and I'll go. It's scary, but too important to ignore. Scoote's going for hers too.

I'm so proud of everyone who has taken the plunge and is going to get their mammo or gotten it done...and even more so of those who are promoting it to others and encouraging them to go.

Tommi....you're a gem...and all I can do is send you a big

for your encouragement and support.

I've already decided that I'm treating myself after the follow-up mammo, regardless of the outcome. I'm diabetic, so a chocolate fest (as much as I'd love it) is bad....I'm thinking a nice chaise lounge for poolside instead!

katsarecool · 10-24-2010, 11:23 AM

JustJo, thank you for starting this thread! Keeping my fingers crossed and patiently waiting till we hear your good results!!

lipstixgal · 10-24-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Thanks Zimmy

...it's scheduled, and I'll go. It's scary, but too important to ignore. Scoote's going for hers too.

I'm so proud of everyone who has taken the plunge and is going to get their mammo or gotten it done...and even more so of those who are promoting it to others and encouraging them to go.

Tommi....you're a gem...and all I can do is send you a big

for your encouragement and support.

I've already decided that I'm treating myself after the follow-up mammo, regardless of the outcome. I'm diabetic, so a chocolate fest (as much as I'd love it) is bad....I'm thinking a nice chaise lounge for poolside instead!

Good luck my friend my thoughts and prayers are with you but following up is good thing!! I'm past due for my mammo too just waiting for the breast center to call but I think I will call them on Wed!!

Tommi · 10-24-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Thanks Zimmy

...it's scheduled, and I'll go. It's scary, but too important to ignore. Scoote's going for hers too.

I'm so proud of everyone who has taken the plunge and is going to get their mammo or gotten it done...and even more so of those who are promoting it to others and encouraging them to go.

Tommi....you're a gem...and all I can do is send you a big

for your encouragement and support.

I've already decided that I'm treating myself after the follow-up mammo, regardless of the outcome. I'm diabetic, so a chocolate fest (as much as I'd love it) is bad....I'm thinking a nice chaise lounge for poolside instead!

Here, and thanks for all you do, and the coffee ...

Thank you, and WAY to go on that journey to Mammogramville. The road is scary, and when you are all done, yes.Do something nice for yourself.

I dropped my Ex and her partner at LAX this AM. They treated themselves to a trip to

for 8 days..(Not just because they both had their Mammo's : It was both their birthdays this month too)

So, I'll be doing the petsitting stops across town to walk GiGi, play with JesseWildCat and have Mo MO run and hide, till they get home. I asked them to bring me

one of those hula dancer girls instead of the usual T-shirt or ballcap.

SO < I treated myself...I went to Ace Hardware on my way home and did just that this morning before the 10AM game

.

I bought things that the house needed. Ahem. A bristle brush to clean out the dryer. A little brush that looks like a potato for veggies * I guess. I did get the power surge cord for my new 24" LCD monitor which is what I went into Ace to get.. Oh, and a new lawn rake. (It was on sale

) And a tropical palm tree carpet for the hall, and a Jellybean palm tree rug for in front of the kitchen sink where I spish and spash. I hate shopping, so , this was good.

I am looking forward to next year's Mammo. I think I'll go to Maui.Oh wait..I'll be in Little Rock, and hope to see each of you and yours there too.

LipstickLola · 10-24-2010, 12:34 PM

Did my yearly last month, already gotten the letter that all is well, whewww for another year!

Isadora · 10-24-2010, 01:11 PM

Almost a year ago I found a lump while doing a self examine in the shower. It was a definite lump. No matter how many times I felt for it, it was still there. I can't even list the emotions I went through while awaiting a mammogram.

I get them about every year. I was emotionally frightened and had just seen a good friend go through a radical mastectomy. It was a scary scary time. I got an ultra sound and it was found to be a cycst. But the fear and realizing how, as a femme, how important my breasts are to me. I love them.

I get a mammogram and a pap smear every year. Every. Year.

Tommi · 10-24-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LipstickLola

Did my yearly last month, already gotten the letter that all is well, whewww for another year!

Great news.

Way to go. Specially 4 U.

Tommi · 10-23-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrea

Please consider registering with Avon's Army of Women to work towards a cure for breast cancer.

Please watch this video.

I joined the Army today. Thanks for being a recruiter Andrea

There are super projects to sign up for as part of cancer research.

Galahad · 10-23-2010, 12:40 PM

Anything touching the sacks is painful lately. I canceled last spring mamo because I knew I couldn't handle the pressure. Dr told me to take vitamin E but it hasn't helped much. Anything I can take to get through it? Aspirins do nothing.

katsarecool · 10-23-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Galahad

Anything touching the sacks is painful lately. I canceled last spring mamo because I knew I couldn't handle the pressure. Dr told me to take vitamin E but it hasn't helped much. Anything I can take to get through it? Aspirins do nothing.

My breasts are tender too. (no this is not a comeon lol). My doctor reccommended not drinking or eating anything with caffeine one week prior to the mammo and it seems to work!

Galahad · 10-23-2010, 01:23 PM

I don't drink caffeinated drinks or anything besides water usually. After menopause this happens. Sometimes it's lifelong, sometimes not. I'm hoping not. HRT relieves it, but that's not going to happen. Another reason to have them removed.

lipstixgal · 10-23-2010, 01:28 PM

going to get mammo hopefully soon whenever the god damn breast center calls, its in hackensack, NJ and its busy too!!

Tommi · 10-23-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lipstixgal

going to get mammo hopefully soon whenever the god damn breast center calls, its in hackensack, NJ and its busy too!!

There are 220 Mammography Centers in New Jersey. Does it have to be there>? It's a small state>

Click here enter New Jersey (Locality pull down menuno city or Zip), and look for the ones with the American College of Radiology Accreditation.*the little logo, like the one beside

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