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Breast Awareness
- Thread starter kathydwells
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Miss Kitty
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Dabell said:
Never had one. I got a scrip for a Pelvic sonogram
How old are you?
kathydwells
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Dabell said:
You need a baseline at 40...and every year therafter if you have any history of breast cancer in your family!
kathydwells
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Dabell said:
Your very first mammogram...they will use it to compare to all of your future one's.
Dabell,Dabell said:
In all seriousness, you need to find a new gyno. Surely (s)he has been telling you that you need a mammogram. I've been getting them since I was 20 (my mother had breast cancer) plus I have fibrocystic disease which makes it impossible to rely on self exams, which they're saying now not to rely on them anyway.
But, a baseline is what the radiologists or surgeons base each subsequent mammogram against, to see what changes there may be, if any. It is imperative that you get a mammo right away.
Do your children a favor and get a mammogram.
Miss Kitty
Meow
Listen to Johnrudy. Isn't 40 the age for a baseline with no family history?