Mammograms 🤦🏻‍♀️

Phoenix said:
My sister had breast cancer. They did a lumpectomy. She had had numerous cancers over the years. Eventually one of them moved into her liver and bone, and she passed. The problem with her was that after her complete hysterectomy, she only needed a partial, they gave her HRT even though she had had all those cancers. It caused it all to come back and took her life.
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I had a complete hysterectomy when I was under thirty (had a tubal pg which ruptured) and I never took the hormones, couldn’t afford them.
 

Aneeda72 said:
I had a complete hysterectomy when I was under thirty (had a tubal pg which ruptured) and I never took the hormones, couldn’t afford them.
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Oh My, Dear Aneeda , you have had one heck of a rotten health life.. 😔.. you've truly been through so much, I'm sorry you've had to cope with all of that...

Tell me tho' if you don't mind... having had the hysterectomy so young ( my mother did too)... how did doing without the hormone replacement affect you?... I
 
Aneeda72 said:
I had a complete hysterectomy when I was under thirty (had a tubal pg which ruptured) and I never took the hormones, couldn’t afford them.
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Its a good thing you could not afford them. They can be lethal. My sister and brother-in-law could have sued the doctor, but she should have still died because of them.
 

hollydolly said:
Oh My, Dear Aneeda , you have had one heck of a rotten health life.. 😔.. you've truly been through so much, I'm sorry you've had to cope with all of that...

Tell me tho' if you don't mind... having had the hysterectomy so young ( my mother did too)... how did doing without the hormone replacement affect you?... I
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It did not effect me. @hollydolly but I sent you a PM.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Ladies-please,PLEASE get your mammograms!! I would likely not be here today if not for a mammogram. I hate them-they are uncomfortable at best and painful at worst. But they are over very quickly and you can feel pretty confident that you are breast cancer free.

My sister is currently battling Stage 3 breast cancer. She knew something was up but could not get a mammo due to Covid. Now she is receiving chemo,then will have surgery and then radiation. I just hope she survives-this cancer was diagnosed much later than it should have been. She is 72 and lives a life that most of us couldn`t-at least I know I couldn`t.She drives out of state on a weekly basis,all dog related. She was just given a new puppy by fiends who she plans on finishing to his Championship in the next year. I will post a pic of her and puppy.

BTW-I found breast ultrasounds to be even more uncomfortable than mammos. Not that you have a choice-they use u/s to further look at what they find on a mammo. But I always hope they won`t find anything they want to look into....View attachment 132123
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I hope your sister is doing well, Mrs.R.
 
Aneeda72 said:
It’s always very painful for me. The tech did the ultrasound and then the radiologist did the ultrasound as well. I know I have to have surgery, and the biopsy, but, due to Covid, it can wait unless the surgical issue gets worst. I’m glad it does not hurt you much.
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Any update on the surgery, Aneeda? You have certainly had your share of health issues. I hope all is well.
 
C'est Moi said:
Any update on the surgery, Aneeda? You have certainly had your share of health issues. I hope all is well.
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Thanks for asking, nope. I have the new mammogram in April or so then the surgery after that. I want to get the vaccine before having hip replacement surgery. Imagine getting COVID-19 when you have a new hip. Not taking that chance.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Thanks for asking, nope. I have the new mammogram in April or so then the surgery after that. I want to get the vaccine before having hip replacement surgery. Imagine getting COVID-19 when you have a new hip. Not taking that chance.
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I'm glad you have it scheduled. I'd be much more concerned about the breast issue than a hip replacement. Keep us posted.
 
C'est Moi said:
I'm glad you have it scheduled. I'd be much more concerned about the breast issue than a hip replacement. Keep us posted.
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I am concerned, but I can’t drive myself crazy over it. There are two issues and I definitely have to have surgery for one issue and the biopsy to see if the second issue is cancer. I could have the surgery any time especially if things worsen. I am hoping to get the vaccine before being “exposed” in the hospital.
 
hollydolly said:
Oh My, Dear Aneeda , you have had one heck of a rotten health life.. 😔.. you've truly been through so much, I'm sorry you've had to cope with all of that...

Tell me tho' if you don't mind... having had the hysterectomy so young ( my mother did too)... how did doing without the hormone replacement affect you?...
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Ok, so I apparently misunderstood what the last finding was, what the new findings was, and what was going on 🤦🏻‍♀️. Anyway, I thought we were are talking about a problem I noticed and we were, until we were not. But they didn’t clarify that they had decided that the issue that bothered me was not an issue that bothered them.

What they found on the mammogram before this one was a new lump. 🙄😧. It’s that lump they were talking about a biopsy on. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I read Wednesday’s report and they were talking about a lump, and I was thinking what are they talking about. I swear, my brain is turning to mush.

Good thing I misunderstood actually because I would have been upset. Apparently in my old age, and because my long term acquaintance has cancer, I am a bit freakish over the mention of cancer. Plus I have a blood cancer, and one cancer situation is enough for anyone.

Anyway, the lump is in the same area as the three cancer zero lumps were that they removed a few years ago. I think it must be connected to those in some ways, and those were not cancer but would develop into cancer eventually so they were removed.

I was expecting a biopsy in one area, I got it in a different area where the new lump has appeared. It was painful, but not as painful as my spinal shots so quite bearable to me. I have a great deal of swelling, can’t shower for a couple days, and need to wear a bandage for 7 days. They also placed a small marker where the lump is, to show it’s been biopsied.

I get results next Tuesday. Now I wait.

Meanwhile I go out to leave and husband has left. Wonderful and typical of him. (When I went to the ER a couple months ago, and got back in the car when finished, he pointed out that he went and got a coke and ice cream while he was waiting.). I had to call him to get him to come get me. I started walking home since I didn’t know where he was, he’s such a jerk. Course he doesn’t ask how it went, he never asks. He makes it quite clear that he does not care.
 
Glowworm said:
I always go for the mammogram when I'm called. My mom died of metastasized breast cancer and after my own fight the big C in another part of my body I'm taking no chances
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Oh, you have to be very careful then. Sorry about your mom
 
Kaila said:
That's great news, Aneeda, ! :)
but.....
don't they realize how fast 6 months gets here, when it's something like that? :rolleyes::sneaky:
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Yeah not wild about yet another mammogram, but they said if this one shows no changes then back to the regular once a year schedule.
 

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