Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 to all the women out there just as a side note, i want to stress the importance of regular mammograms. i hate every second of the experience especially after my biopsy included a 50 minute mammogram so they could insert a wire into the exact area for the surgeon my first cancer was detected by self-breast exam. there was a lump. this cancer showerd microcalcifications (seen only on the maammogram ) which only have a 20% chance of being cancerous. there's no lump. who knows how long it could have gone undetected? and somehow i find this to be so unfair. breast cancer is supposed to be the one with the symptoms and the easiest to find. i have read a few of your posts and my heart goes out to all of you and i respect your courage and strength in dealing with more serious cancers than mine. i know i am one of the fortunate ones who caught it early not once but twice. but somehow i don't feel very lucky thank you all for reading this. reggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 My cancer was detected on a routine screening mammogram. I could feel no lump even after I knew exactly where it was, and it was 3.2 cm. Who knows how much it would have grown before I could feel it? I know that mammogram saved my life. > > to all the women out there > > just as a side note, i want to stress the importance of regular > mammograms. i hate every second of the experience especially after my > biopsy included a 50 minute mammogram so they could insert a wire > into the exact area for the surgeon > > my first cancer was detected by self-breast exam. there was a lump. > this cancer showerd microcalcifications (seen only on the maammogram ) > which only have a 20% chance of being cancerous. there's no lump. > > who knows how long it could have gone undetected? and somehow i find > this to be so unfair. breast cancer is supposed to be the one with > the symptoms and the easiest to find. > > i have read a few of your posts and my heart goes out to all of you > and i respect your courage and strength in dealing with more serious > cancers than mine. i know i am one of the fortunate ones who caught > it early not once but twice. but somehow i don't feel very lucky > > thank you all for reading this. > > reggie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 > > > > to all the women out there > > > > just as a side note, i want to stress the importance of regular > > mammograms. i hate every second of the experience especially after > my > > biopsy included a 50 minute mammogram so they could insert a wire > > into the exact area for the surgeon > > > > my first cancer was detected by self-breast exam. there was a > lump. > > this cancer showerd microcalcifications (seen only on the > maammogram ) > > which only have a 20% chance of being cancerous. there's no lump. > > > > who knows how long it could have gone undetected? and somehow i > find > > this to be so unfair. breast cancer is supposed to be the one with > > the symptoms and the easiest to find. > > > > i have read a few of your posts and my heart goes out to all of > you > > and i respect your courage and strength in dealing with more > serious > > cancers than mine. i know i am one of the fortunate ones who > caught > > it early not once but twice. but somehow i don't feel very lucky > > > > thank you all for reading this. > > > > reggie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 My doctor offered me breast conserving surgery, but I chose to have a bilateral mastectomy. My cancer is T2N0, her2-,es+. I am not having chemo, just tamoxifen. So far, so good. > > > > > > to all the women out there > > > > > > just as a side note, i want to stress the importance of regular > > > mammograms. i hate every second of the experience especially > after > > my > > > biopsy included a 50 minute mammogram so they could insert a wire > > > into the exact area for the surgeon > > > > > > my first cancer was detected by self-breast exam. there was a > > lump. > > > this cancer showerd microcalcifications (seen only on the > > maammogram ) > > > which only have a 20% chance of being cancerous. there's no lump. > > > > > > who knows how long it could have gone undetected? and somehow i > > find > > > this to be so unfair. breast cancer is supposed to be the one > with > > > the symptoms and the easiest to find. > > > > > > i have read a few of your posts and my heart goes out to all of > > you > > > and i respect your courage and strength in dealing with more > > serious > > > cancers than mine. i know i am one of the fortunate ones who > > caught > > > it early not once but twice. but somehow i don't feel very lucky > > > > > > thank you all for reading this. > > > > > > reggie > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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