December Breast Exam Time
 

i know how time flies. the next thing you know the month is gone. So we need to remind each other.

a group of my online friends sends out a monthly email reminder and we all email back after we have done our self exam.

i thought we could start a new thread each month and just hit the thank you button after you have done your exam. discussion and thoughts would be awesome too.

please do your exam. it only takes about 5 minutes. spread the word to your other friends here. i know not everyone ventures outside their home forum.

we could save a life.

here is link that shows you how to do a self breast exam.

http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms.../bse_steps.jsp

Thank You!
 

THANK YOU & THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a survivor [HATE that word] I cannot understate how important it is to check, and be checked!
My cancer was caught early. Due to my severe neuropathy, I never could 'feel' the lump, but I gotta tell you all I do not miss it one whit!.
Think of it this way? That most of the time, the 'c' can have something done about it. In a way, its good to be proactive about one condition?
:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:'s to all....my arms aren't big enough to give you all the hugs of appreciation I should give you all.
Curious, this is important. Finding out too late is not and should not be what happens to US! Again, another thank you. - j

I was just daydreaming that maybe super hunky Tom Brady could do mine :eek:

IN all seriousness, great post monkey.

I just got my mammpgram results and I am clear :D

:D i am so happy to see how many have done their exams. spread the word.

yeppers j...this is so very important. i'm so glad you caught yours early. :hug:

men get breast cancer too. they check less than woman. so ladies..check you man. it's important for all partners to know what to look and feel for.

hehe shelley. awesome on the all clear!!

Great Idea!!!
 

Just wanted to say what a great and thoughtful idea this is!!!!

Awhile back, in our area, they had a program called Buddy Check 12, or something like that, that my best friend and I still do to this day. On the 12th day of the month one or the other of us call each other to remind about 'the exam', and we also contact other women who are close to us to remind them as well.

God Bless you All!!!

Dawn

:D got a dozen so far. great job ladies!!

Too lazy...soop
 

I let my husband do this for me!:D
Got my mammies mammied last month...fiberous breast tissue doesn't need to be biopsied...got the most awesome breast doc at Rose City Breast center.
dr Mary Barnhart in Gresham Oregon.
She spends an hour with her first time patients.
When finished, you get a hug and long stemed pink rose.
Her office, wating and exams rooms are done in gorgeous antiques, dolls and teddy bears, lace curtains, wool rugs...every sq inch of her practice is just as nice as she is.
Women come from miles around to get her as their doctor.
Most awesome doc arround I'd say...
See...God makes some pretty special people, then places them in places we'll need them.
Blessings, cheryl:D
One of her patients drove 2 hours drive in from the coast in blizzard weather to give her a BD gift she's made, was a fabric wall hanging with pink hearts and ribbons...beautiful work, but shows how this doctor is caring for those she's treating.

Can't. Neuropathy in fingers/hands won't allow me to feel anything. I go for ultrasounds in January though ;)

me too here,
 

Just got my mammogram results yesterday. All clear on my home front! At least something is going my way.:D Thanks for this thread. I'm passing on the thought to all my female friends and their pardners.

Billye

Hopefully the word isn't censored. I have an email reminder set up with Check Your Boobies (it's the real name).

http://www.checkyourboobies.org/the_reminder.html

the month is almost up. :)

:Bow: 20 so far!

send pm's to all your female friends on nt. let's get that number up.

I had mine in September. :p

have they plumped back out yet? :wink:

still always a good idea to do your self exam. or teach your partner how. :wink:

I had mind done in Oct. :):)

I had my BE in November and my mammo on xmas eve. No results yet. Thanks for the great thread.

:hug:

UUUMMMMM..........standing quiet in back of room so as not to draw attention.....

(FFM...has never had one)

But I am young and I have NO boobs at all.....Can see me through an xray....have had tons of them and MRI's in the last 2 years.......think I am safe? Seriously...I dont think I have enough to get in the darn machine...I dont know how they could do it????

hiya ffm

i think part of the purpose of this thread has gotten lost. this is not to get you to go get a mammogram, but to do your own monthly self exam. the link i gave shows you how.

mammogram are a once a year or long thing, unless you have a family history of breast cancer. but even if you get one...you still need to examine your breasts monthly.

doing your own exam will teach you to spot any changes early.

you can do an examine 5 minutes...hehehe..or less depending on size :wink: right in the shower.
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Something to remember
 

I lost my mom Sep 24, 2007 to breast cancer that had met to the liver.

She got a yearly mamogram faithfully. May 04 she had her annual mamogram. Nov 04 she found a lump. She went in and it was cancer.

When we met with the surgeon we took her mamogram films in (the report said she was clear). The surgeon pointed to the film and said there it is right there. They had misread her mamogram.

Here is what we have learned: Insist that your FILMS be sent to your doctor and ask the question "has this been compared to my last year's mamogram?". First, this gives a second pair of eyes to look at the film. Second, you have an estabilished relationship with your doctor because you chose him or her. Let's face it. People pay more attention to relationships over films. YOUR doctor is going to be more careful than someone who simply looks at film all day. Finally, think about our neuros. I know my neuro looks at every film I have done and compares it to the written report. Why would we expect any less from our ob/gyn?

Cancer doesn't discriminate. I could probably fall into the negatives size-wise and at 24 I had my first lumpectomy (which was cancer, but did NOT spread).

Also, they make machines that are a little more friendly for the less-than-blessed ladies, however, the accuracy isn't as high and it's really painful (requires a lot of pulling :eek:). An ultrasound is what I have done now to monitor mine, the poor lil fellers just don't have the elasticity to work well with the regular machines.

It's quite difficult having smaller hooties to feel lumps as I thought mine was one of my ribs (it fell between them). I have to exam myself in various awkward positions; standing up, laying on back, laying on left side, laying on right, etc.

Anyway, check the boobies cancer doesn't seem to care about their size!!


Oh, also - the one I had removed did NOT show up on a mammogram, it was my gyn who did confirm the lump and ordered an ultrasound after seeing the mammogram was clear (as he was sure it was not clear).