Breast Cancer awareness

hardatwork45

Hello All,

Just a reminder to go get those mammograms and continue to do your self examinations. Its sad to say but I'll be 46 on Monday but I just had my first exam in August. I let people scare me to the point of not getting an exam. I went to Eisenhower Army Medical center for a physical and the Dr noticed that I was long overdue for an exam so he politely walked me over the the breast exam area and coinsidentally had an opening and they took me in and examined me. I was so surprised that it only took maybe 5 minutes and it is uncomfortable but not as bad as people made it out to be, needless to say I'll be back next year. Early detection if the key and so I want to take this time to encourage men and women to check. I was shocked to learn that men can also get breast cancer but it does happen so everyone please get checked and take care.

Thanks

Contrarian

Excellent advice.

Nikki_is_Knotty

Thanks for the post!! Early detection is key!! My grandma (62) was diagnosed with breast cancer in June of this year and just finished Chemo and now on to radiation! Im only 24 but now i am going to be super aware of my "breast health" Thanks again!

DebGaDavey

I am a breast cancer survivor and they found it early through a mamogram, so yes it is very important. I have been clear for 8 years now but make sure I go every year..

whispiri

Good Advice. This just caught my eye because I will be going in for a lumpectomy next Friday. I have been through this before and so far no cancer but these lumps have been monitored for over a year now. And since they began to grow again in the last six months. I cannot stress enough how important it is. I am only 39 and have been having examinations since I was 33 due to mysterious symptoms. No history in my family and the doctors are hopeful that it is a fibronoma (which is benign) but still, the fear still exists. And the risk of cancer developing rises when these fibronomas begin to grow again.

Please take the above advise! And stay healthy!

WarriorWomanMaxine

Great post and so true
iam 40 yrs old and last dec was told i had breast cancer now after 2 ops and chemo
i have been given the all clear still on meds for the nxt 5yrs but small price to
pay iam still here i have my life ahead of me
some people arent that lucky so yes please keep checking and have your
mamogram when its due as said earlier it takes roughly 5 mins and doesnt hurt

sheetalmjk

@whispiri I also found lump 4week before ... been to urgent care for different symptoms like heavy headache and episode of vertigo .. I was so feeling bad that I am doing jazzercise for last 6 month came down 23lb and now this really.... on time of my urgent care apt i told thr is lump and I got my apt for tht after 2wks..doc done all blood work. mammogram and ultrasound radiologist told me looking at shape it might be begin but just bcos of size which is abt 4cm they need to biopsy .. now I am having my apt wt breast surgeon coming wk keep my finger cross.. what kind of symptoms u had... do they do biopsy too.. how is surgery went?