tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post8454987278459771558..comments2024-02-12T09:22:58.084-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Grandma: ReminderOlgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-4305776017618706122014-11-22T22:25:30.049-05:002014-11-22T22:25:30.049-05:00Being a Breast Cancer Survivor I am always glad to...Being a Breast Cancer Survivor I am always glad to see when someone cares enough to remind others how important our check ups are. <br />Glad you got a good report. It's nice to know you go every year for a mammogram. <br />Take care<br />Love<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-728801608247733172014-11-21T09:03:42.228-05:002014-11-21T09:03:42.228-05:00Aren't you sick of these, Olga? Spam....Aren't you sick of these, Olga? Spam....Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-8547043177275936552014-11-20T16:48:33.027-05:002014-11-20T16:48:33.027-05:00I definitely think it is worth doing yearly especi...I definitely think it is worth doing yearly especially if you have a family history of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765055414561998856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-21178908474369189482014-11-20T15:16:46.189-05:002014-11-20T15:16:46.189-05:00Whoa! Ambivalence is not advice. There is a balan...Whoa! Ambivalence is not advice. There is a balance of risk and one must understand that balance, I don't. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-32642787433455539172014-11-20T11:50:22.675-05:002014-11-20T11:50:22.675-05:00I found it only hurt like hell before menopause - ...I found it only hurt like hell before menopause - if I went just before a period was due. Now with soft breast tissue (I'm 64), it doesn't hurt much. I'll take Sextant's advice and go every two years as there is no history in my family.fiftyoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372578925298011630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-54518857502250224102014-11-19T01:34:22.645-05:002014-11-19T01:34:22.645-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-22422473392029042462014-11-18T17:35:21.703-05:002014-11-18T17:35:21.703-05:00That is a cautionary tale for us all. Thanks.That is a cautionary tale for us all. Thanks.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-71352792318679321802014-11-18T17:33:59.957-05:002014-11-18T17:33:59.957-05:00I guess I really do have a high pain threshold.I guess I really do have a high pain threshold.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-75511060904403979382014-11-18T17:25:03.030-05:002014-11-18T17:25:03.030-05:00Thanks for the reminder, I am overdue though I hav...Thanks for the reminder, I am overdue though I have no family history. I have noticed as I have aged that I don't fluff up as quickly as I use to after the smashing. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-15376609709239050582014-11-18T10:56:23.248-05:002014-11-18T10:56:23.248-05:00I should have an annual mammogram, too.I should have an annual mammogram, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-2169806502578534912014-11-18T08:36:42.129-05:002014-11-18T08:36:42.129-05:00All I know is that B will not go to the doctor unt...All I know is that B will not go to the doctor until and unless she's about three seconds from death. But she does go for a mammogram. So there must be something to it.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-48204366089965126932014-11-18T08:26:45.902-05:002014-11-18T08:26:45.902-05:00My wife finds them extremely painful as well. She...My wife finds them extremely painful as well. She was advised to avoid caffein 12 hours before the exam. She wasn't sure what was worse, the pain of the test, because it was still painful, or the loss of coffee. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-3326324776656547372014-11-18T07:38:29.271-05:002014-11-18T07:38:29.271-05:00I also am on a two-year cycle as no breast cancer ...I also am on a two-year cycle as no breast cancer runs in my family history. I disagree that it is not all the uncomfortable. It is extremely painful for me and I have to steal myself to not pass out! Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-77011883901375029592014-11-18T06:44:06.576-05:002014-11-18T06:44:06.576-05:00I took a break. I didn't get a mammogram for s...I took a break. I didn't get a mammogram for seven years running. When I did, finally, there was Something there. Now I have one breast. I am very very lucky that none of the lymph nodes were involved yet. I'll never miss that test again.<br />Nor a colonoscopy, nor a flu shot, nor any of the other recommended precautions.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-35390205923845451372014-11-18T01:20:23.321-05:002014-11-18T01:20:23.321-05:00Congrats on a good report. My wife has had benign...Congrats on a good report. My wife has had benign cysts show up and it is a horribly frightening. So she gets both a mammogram and ultra sound down. <br /><br />For folks with no family history, I am somewhat ambivalent about the wisdom of an annual test. X-rays are ionizing radiation, they are not good for you. That is one side of the coin, the other side is that 1 in 8 women will get Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-50820888576681765632014-11-17T22:35:47.064-05:002014-11-17T22:35:47.064-05:00With no family history, I'm on a two year cycl...With no family history, I'm on a two year cycle.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-36002195534719825162014-11-17T21:36:26.302-05:002014-11-17T21:36:26.302-05:00I too have a history of breast cancer, including m...I too have a history of breast cancer, including my father and his sister, so I figure better safe than sorry. I certainly can't say I enjoy the procedure but I'm always happy that the results are clear. Congratulations on your all-clear!<br />Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-49770814992547676012014-11-17T21:23:11.645-05:002014-11-17T21:23:11.645-05:00A good day, getting that letter.A good day, getting that letter.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-72619072542430358212014-11-17T21:14:21.609-05:002014-11-17T21:14:21.609-05:00It is a good feeling when you get the A-OK letter!...It is a good feeling when you get the A-OK letter!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-27673569382052406742014-11-17T20:59:31.139-05:002014-11-17T20:59:31.139-05:00I have mine tomorrow - my mother died of breast ca...I have mine tomorrow - my mother died of breast cancer. Glad you got the A-OK!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com