Apr
I am 32 and the next available appointment at the hospital i have the order to go to is not until May 18. Isn't that too long away? I’m high risk for breast cancer, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at 42 and died at 52. I also have pain in the chest area. I am very worried, what if my time is running out to catch this at an early stage.
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That is NOT ACCEPTABLE…even if you have to drive to another town, you need that mammogram PRONTO! Call the president of the hospital if you’ve to…even if someone has to stay late, you need that mammogram ASAP…and five weeks is just not soon enough.
That being stated, if your insurance company won't let you go somewhere else, go anyway, get the test, and fight with them later….I am a cancer educator for the American Cancer Society…and time is so crucial….especially if you have palpable lumps that can be felt.
If you have to wait that long for a diagnostic center to fit you in, you might have to go to the E-R and sit all day and get your mammo that way…but it HAS TO BE DONE NOW!
DO NOT GIVE UP….you may email me if you need some help with strategy for getting this accomplished…
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That’s the craziest thing I ever heard of. This isn’t a routine mammogram, but a mammogram because there are lumps detected! When I got a lump in my throat, I got a ultrasound about 3 days later, and a CT scan 2 days after that! You need to call your physician and tell him to try to get you in earlier. It's the hospital that makes the appointments, not your physician, so if you call him and tell him this, he may state that this is unacceptable and get you in earlier. Good luck. I too am high risk for breast cancer (my mom and grandma had it, although they both died of different things), so I’ve to watch myself closely, and I'm not always diligent about it.
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Hi DP,
Firstly this is your one and only life, pay the $70 and go private for a mammogram, if they find that they’re suspect, they’ll do a fine needle biopsy, this will tell them all they need to know.
The lumps could be cysts which some women get a lot around their cycle, they can be painful you can take “oil of evening primrose” tabs each day and this will get rid of them if they’re cysts, as that is just fluid. I’ll pray for you that you’ve a good outcome with this, but get the ball rolling and DO NOT go by your GP's time-line, it is your life, take control and live it, all the ideal, let us all know how you get on on this email. Get those tablets today they are natural and won’t injured any outcome, but if cysts they will help, and if not on Tuesday you will have your new appointment. take care,
heads up girl
diamantina
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do they comprehend that this is not just a routine preventative scan? I would talk to your doc about it and see if s/he can call and get you in sooner or send you somewhere else.
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There are safer and more accurate ways of checking breast tissue.
- Thermography
- Ultrasound
- MRI
(many state the MRI is the most accurate, and Thermography could tell you if there is a possibility of cancer up to 5 years in advance)
Many doctors and other practitioners are warning that concentrated radiation from a mammograms and pressing and compressing is hazardous for breast tissue, can in fact cause breast cancer + in the case where is a tumor and cancer, hard pressure and compression can cause tumor and cancer to burst throughout the breast and spread the cancer. And, the accuracy is also not as good as in other three methods mentioned above.
You might want to look into this:
Mammograms cause breast cancer (and other cancer facts you probably never knew):
http://cancer.meetup.com/27/messages/boa…
http://www.torontocancersurvivors.info/ (check Board messages)
If you don’t start correcting hormonal imbalances and improving your immune system now when you are young, you could be making a solid ground for possible more serious health problems once when you get older.
Instead of keeping your present livig habits, why don't you learn as much as possible about natural ways to improve your life, state of mind, health and immune system and by doing so you can also prevent or heal present imbalances and future possible serious problems / diseases …
There are many books, studies, movies etc.. on the subject.
Check: Raw for Life DVD Info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvFpF-3B…
Go Raw Now Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3xOU2tLl…
http://www.hippocratesinst.org (Hippocrates Health Institute)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNNgF7T23…
And Juicing (Veggies, Greens and Wheat grass juices) and Raw Foods Veggies diet is the ideal immune system booster:
http://www.gerson.org (Gerson Therapy)
Cancer Cure: Dying to Have Known (Gerson Therapy) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Xq2TUhF…
Check Billy's Story at:
http://cancer.meetup.com/27/messages/boa…
and http://www.billybest.net/
Be well.