Tommorrow is my Mammo day

LOL...good luck with it...I've got to admit I've never had an uncomfortable one.. it's not the funnest thing to do but it's nice to get that letter in the post a week later saying all is clear... please God may it always remain so !
 

Actually it has only become most uncomforable for me in recent years because of my bad shoulder, making it hard to lift my arm up to grab the bar. It usually goes well.
I go every year, at doctor request, but when I see her next month I am going to ask if I can go every other year. I read somewhere that annual exams are not as needed if there is no personal or family history. But then again, it is only about 15 minutes out of my year. I can deal.
 
Good luck with your mammogram Marie. I haven't had one in several years, I don't get a lot of preventative testing annually anymore, and I have no personal or family history for breast cancer.
 
Mama hasn't had a routine breast or gynecologist exam in at least five years and it bothers / worries me but I can't get her to go.......she says that it's uncomfortable and embarrassing, which I'm sure it is.

Although it didn't help to change her mind, I explained to her that I don't get a big kick out having a finger stuck up my rear for my yearly prostate exam either but I do it.



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For you ladies who say they have no personal or family history of breast cancer.....neither did I. A breast cancer diagnosis was the very last thing I ever expected,yet there I was,at age 65,with exactly that. I know I have mentioned this before,but I had not had a mammo in 5 years as we had no insurance after we retired. I was very fortunate that the cancer was still very small,and according to my surgeon, would not likely have been visible a year earlier. But what if....? I should add too,that there are many women in my family-my maternal grandmother lived to 91,my mom to 71,my oldest sister is 77,next sister is 69 and youngest sister is 62. No breast cancer-or cancr of any kind,in them or any of my family. So you just never know.
 
My daughter decided to have breast-augmentation surgery at the age of 35. A mammogram was required first, so she went to have one. An abnormality was detected and it was carcinoma. Luckily, everything was caught in time and 12 years later, she is still doing well.

I shudder every time I think about what might have happened if she had waited until the "normal" age to have her first mammo. There is no history on either side of the family for breast cancer.
 
I had no family history until one sister, then another sister, and then myself out of 6 girls. Because my two older sisters had breast cancer mine was caught early. I did have a mastectomy but no chemo or radiation. That was 9 yrs ago.
 
So, I made it through another one.. Weather was rotten. Fishtailed all the way home. The only bad part came when she said she needed a "better" side view of my left one. SO she had me take my arm, reach across the machine and grab onto the right side of the machine. Yes, the arm I broke and the one that still does not have great mobility. First time I had to do that.
 
Haven't had one in about 25 yrs.

Marie5656 said:
Well, time for my annual mammogram tomorrow. I can't wait (said no woman ever).

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I take supplements for about 25 yrs and one in particular claims MAY prevent cancer(s) and one is B.C. I had 2 mamms in my very early 50's and am 79 and no more for me. I take many supps and feel comfortable with my decision.

The ones I did have left me with fear due to cloudy calcifications..I've studied this issue for years.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Good luck with your mammogram Marie. I haven't had one in several years, I don't get a lot of preventative testing annually anymore, and I have no personal or family history for breast cancer.
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I realize you may have changed your mind by now and started getting the mammogram but when you were not getting it, did your insurance company bug you about getting one? I haven't had one in about two years and don't plan on having another one. Today, I got a letter from my insurance company stating their records show that I was due a mammogram and they would be calling me soon to help me schedule one. It should be our choice if we want one or not without them bothering us about it. Has this happened with you?
 
I'll make my comment on this...I've had Medicare for 13 yrs and NEVER once bugged by them to get a mamm. This decision is between the patient and doctor and not the insurance company...some grit.
 
jaminhealth said:
I'll make my comment on this...I've had Medicare for 13 yrs and NEVER once bugged by them to get a mamm. This decision is between the patient and doctor and not the insurance company...some grit.
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That's exactly the way I feel and I appreciate you giving your opinion about this! Thanks!!!
 
AprilSun said:
I realize you may have changed your mind by now and started getting the mammogram but when you were not getting it, did your insurance company bug you about getting one? I haven't had one in about two years and don't plan on having another one. Today, I got a letter from my insurance company stating their records show that I was due a mammogram and they would be calling me soon to help me schedule one. It should be our choice if we want one or not without them bothering us about it. Has this happened with you?
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Yes, I don't go to the doctors often and I've had Kaiser insurance for decades. Whenever I did voluntarily schedule a doctors visit for bloodwork, glucose, etc....they hounded me about mammograms, paps, flue shots, etc. If they didn't hound me in person, I got phone call reminders or reminders in the mail.

I absolutely agree with your that it should be our choice alone, and I resent being bothered by them about these preventative tests. I guess when I don't get them, they don't make any money...not sure. If they get too pushy about anything, I stand my ground and tell them that I'll have those tests or shots when/if I'm ready. I think a lot of folks are bullied by their doctors into taking things or doing things they don't want to do.

After my last mammo in 2015, I did have a weird sensation in one of my breasts recently for two days, got a reminder notice in the mail that same day, and just for the heck of it scheduled an appointment on August 1st, results have come back negative, don't plan on getting another one.. https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...ermittent-Vibration-Sensations-in-Your-Breast
 
AprilSun said:
That's exactly the way I feel and I appreciate you giving your opinion about this! Thanks!!!
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Me too!! I don't do the annual stuff anymore. The doc does an exam and as long as that's okay, no more is needed. The only reminder I get from Humana is on their website when I log in to see if they paid a claim correctly. They will have little reminders of things I might want to have done. I just close them out. As long as me and the doctor are satisfied with my care, I don't care what they recommend.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Yes, I don't go to the doctors often and I've had Kaiser insurance for decades. Whenever I did voluntarily schedule a doctors visit for bloodwork, glucose, etc....they hounded me about mammograms, paps, flue shots, etc. If they didn't hound me in person, I got phone call reminders or reminders in the mail.

I absolutely agree with your that it should be our choice alone, and I resent being bothered by them about these preventative tests. I guess when I don't get them, they don't make any money...not sure. If they get too pushy about anything, I stand my ground and tell them that I'll have those tests or shots when/if I'm ready. I think a lot of folks are bullied by their doctors into taking things or doing things they don't want to do.

After my last mammo in 2015, I did have a weird sensation in one of my breasts recently for two days, got a reminder notice in the mail that same day, and just for the heck of it scheduled an appointment on August 1st, results have come back negative, don't plan on getting another one.. https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...ermittent-Vibration-Sensations-in-Your-Breast
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I don't blame you. If they mess with me and try to bug me to death about one, I'll just block their calls with my telemarketer blocking device and it won't even ring then. It's my body and it should be my decision. My doctor has advised me and now it's up to me whether I take his advice or not because I'm the one that has to deal with it all. Thank you for your response!
 
terry123 said:
Me too!! I don't do the annual stuff anymore. The doc does an exam and as long as that's okay, no more is needed. The only reminder I get from Humana is on their website when I log in to see if they paid a claim correctly. They will have little reminders of things I might want to have done. I just close them out. As long as me and the doctor are satisfied with my care, I don't care what they recommend.
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This company thinks they're going to call me but if they get through, it won't be but one time and I won't answer then.
 
You think the insurance companies are concerned about your breasts? Doc and pharma and insurance bottom lines is $$$$...profits.

I keep mine healthy with daily small dosing of iodine. Doing this for years.
 
Mammograms are free in this country.... we 50-70's get a reminder every 3 years to have a test..we choose to or not.. it costs us nothing!! I have mine done every 3 years.. but again like some of you I have no history of BC in my family, so I was wondering if I'd be safe enough to stop with the mamos'...

Jaminhealth , how do you know Iodine keeps your breast tissue healthy?
 
hollydolly said:
Mammograms are free in this country.... we 50-70's get a reminder every 3 years to have a test..we choose to or not.. it costs us nothing!! I have mine done every 3 years.. but again like some of you I have no history of BC in my family, so I was wondering if I'd be safe enough to stop with the mamos'...

Jaminhealth , how do you know Iodine keeps your breast tissue healthy?
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This is just ONE site about Iodine and Breast health...there are more.

https://www.globalhealingcenter.com...-and-breast-health-6-things-you-need-to-know/

https://kathleenbarnes.com/iodine-and-breast-health/

When I've missed iodine dosing, even most days I do 1 drop of my Iosol in 1/4 glass spring water, my breasts would pain and get tender. So I KNOW....

None of my family had B.C. and none of the ladies ever had mamms...they did not do them back then. She lived to 91.

I have to kind of chuckle when you say, free, as you do all pay hefty taxes and your country is SMALL in population compared to the U.S. We do not have social medicine and I don't know if it's feasible...lots have gone on about this issue. Pharma is a huge money industry.

I don't advise anyone but those mamms sure don't feel like the right thing to be doing. Crushing our breasts. jam
 
Mammograms and other preventative screenings have been free for me since the Affordable Care Act, and now with Medicare. Before then they were only a $5 copay.
 

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