Jules, could you be referring to my neice who refuses to have a mammogram instead of karilannes friend?

Nope, I wasn't referring to either of them. My last reply was answering KittyLady's post in response to my comment about how I do not think it is appropriate to call women who are afraid to have mammograms delusional. I quoted the post I was referring to in each of my replies. I wouldn't make any judgements because like I said I think everyone is guilty of missing check-ups, for whatever reason, even though we know it can be dangerous.

Make sense? :)

Guilty as charged. :o

Makes sense to me but I'm sure it wouldn't make sense to my niece. She has her head so deep in the sand she is almost to China by now. And her mother had sever breast cancer. She is in total denial. She is married to a blind man who would have to go back to his total controlling parents if anything should happen to her.

Me too... Never had one. I think you can get the same result from an MRI now, that's what I'm waiting for.:o:)

This is the method that I use as it differentiates between fibroids, scar tissue etc and active tumor growth, does not potentially damage the tissue through compression or radiation and detects the circualtory change at the start of tumor growth rather than detecting the mass of a potential tumor.

Thus detection of potential tumor activity can be made sooner than what is provided through mammography or breast examination.

When or if themal imaging detects an abnormality, then standard mammography can most usefully be applied to assess the location, size and potential nature of a tumor or growth.

Thermal imaging is available in most major centers these days, so probably the best way to find a location near you is to Google "Breast thermal imaging" and add your nearest major city after that.

With love, Erika

Breast Thermal Imaging
http://amazingdiscoveries.org/H-dece..._breast_cancer

Very sad but again I wouldn't label her as delusional just terrified and unable to cope with such a horrible possibility I guess. Sort of reminds me of the outrage when someone suggests those of us with MS should consider the genetic implications of our disease, huh?

Personally I'm not big on denial but then again I tend toward always perparing for the worst thing to happen. Probably somewhere in the middle would be a better place to live.

BTW great, thought provoking thread Karilann! You certainly brought this important topic to the front of our minds. :hug:

she developed this attitude well before her Mom got breast cancer. Right after she got her perlvic exam for birth control pills before she got married she was terrified to ever have one again. She said she would never get pregnant if it involved a pelvic exam. She has never had a mammagrom but with her very large breats she never wants that either. I guess we as women should not verbalize our discomfort so much aboiut them. We never know who is listening.

I TOTALLY get everyones point of view....trust me, I do.

But the lesson I am trying to pass along is:

When something is obviously wrong.....push for answers. One wrong doc could cost you your life.
And for all the YOUNG ladies in your life....they need to know it could happen to them too.
Much love and big hugs to all for you:hug:

P.S. Heard from my friend via email today. All she had to say was "this really sucks and I'm scared"

This is what I don't want to happen to you or anyone you know.

Peace