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2012-09-22 11:55 PM

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Well time for some little letting it out there.

My race season crashed and my training stopped the mid way point of July.  It does not bother me in the least as some things are more important.

My wife at 47 had her yearly mamagram in the start of July, another one a few days later, an ultrasound and then the biopsey.  She was found to have a cancer growth, at lack of a better term, in her left breast.  So the surgery was on September 7th.  The growth was removed at 1.2cm.  The lymp node was clean and the edges of he growth were smooth.  She starts a 5 day radiation treatment in about 9 hours.  The treatment is a local seeded in the area instead of the 7 weeks of zapp the whole breast.

So why am I posting this.  Well we have kept it quite up to today when she informed her faamily.  Me,I have not told mine.

The main thing is lately there has been all kinds of reports of how women under 50 should not have mamagrams.  I am so glad that my wife ignored that.  Imagine what the cancer would have done to her body given another 3 years to grow.  There was no lumps to feel it was deep in her milk duct.  So when I can't give medical advice.  I cannot stress enough how much I feel the mamagram for her at under 50 saved her life.

Ok back to the lighter side of COJ

2012-09-23 1:03 AM
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Puppetmaster - 2012-09-22 9:55 PM

Well time for some little letting it out there.

My race season crashed and my training stopped the mid way point of July.  It does not bother me in the least as some things are more important.

My wife at 47 had her yearly mamagram in the start of July, another one a few days later, an ultrasound and then the biopsey.  She was found to have a cancer growth, at lack of a better term, in her left breast.  So the surgery was on September 7th.  The growth was removed at 1.2cm.  The lymp node was clean and the edges of he growth were smooth.  She starts a 5 day radiation treatment in about 9 hours.  The treatment is a local seeded in the area instead of the 7 weeks of zapp the whole breast.

So why am I posting this.  Well we have kept it quite up to today when she informed her faamily.  Me,I have not told mine.

The main thing is lately there has been all kinds of reports of how women under 50 should not have mamagrams.  I am so glad that my wife ignored that.  Imagine what the cancer would have done to her body given another 3 years to grow.  There was no lumps to feel it was deep in her milk duct.  So when I can't give medical advice.  I cannot stress enough how much I feel the mamagram for her at under 50 saved her life.

Ok back to the lighter side of COJ

Thanks for the PSA.  I lost my best friend to breast cancer in 1999 at the young age of 42; she was diagnosed at age 40.  At the very least, please, do breast self exams every month and see your doctor yearly for a full physical.  Here, mammograms are recommended for anyone over 40. 

I'm very glad your wife's was caught early and that she has gotten treatment.  And obviously has a very loving and supportive husband.  Prayers for continued success with the radiation.

2012-09-23 8:38 AM
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I've had them every other year since 30 when I found a lump (fatty tissue that I wouldn't have found if I hadn't lost weight). Am scheduled to go in a few weeks for this years and exam. Yesterday my mom called to tell me that last week when she had her hysterectomy (they were doing other repairs and she opted to have it removed along with her overies since my grandmother had breast cancer) they found 1 cm cancer growth. Now what do you think the odds are my Dr. will order any blood work for me, or better yet let me opt for surgery to prevent future problems. Not likely, but it's my choice. Why do we not have this option?

Will pray for your wife.
2012-09-23 10:37 AM
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My doc recommends yearly starting at 40 (not 50)...
2012-09-23 2:52 PM
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My wife has a lot of breast cancer history in her family and she's been getting them every year since around 30 I believe.

I am also a huge proponent of the self breast exams to the point that I volunteer my services every day to do one.  Unfortunately my wife doesn't feel it's important enough to let me do it every day.

2012-09-23 3:33 PM
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It all comes down to statistics. They are saying don't do it before 50 because a cost/risk to benefit ratio. For the WHOLE of the population, they are saying it's not worth it. There will be exceptions, like in your wife's case.

I'm glad she sounds to be doing well. My cousin's wife got diagnosed at 22 and is doing great so far 2 years later. They thought she was crazy to have something checked out that young but she insisted. Good thing she did.

Experts are always going to recommend what is best for the whole, but we need to make sure to take care of the 1. Do what is best for you and your family.

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bradword - 2012-09-23 1:33 PM It all comes down to statistics. They are saying don't do it before 50 because a cost/risk to benefit ratio. For the WHOLE of the population, they are saying it's not worth it.

Don't they also recommend that "you" start screening 10 years earlier than your nearest relative found her cancer?

i.e. basic population @ 50, but if your mom had cancer at 51, you start at 41.

I'm going to push my daughter to start at 35 because her grandma got cancer at 45 or 46 after a few years of yearly screening (she probably started at 40 I think).  Her cancer was totally removed by the biopsy, but she still had a mastectomy and radiation, and has been cancer-free for ~10 years.

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