artist4perry wrote:Gunbot wrote:artist4perry wrote:Granny wrote:Lora wrote:Hey Mike, it was so great hanging out with you, Ann & Deano (missed you Lula) last night. Melissa was her usual amazing self, signing autographs for over 350 fan club members and doing her part to shine a light on the fight against cancer. The event was held at the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City and was the launch of Pinktober, as October is breast cancer awareness month. We had a blast, even in the 100+ degree heat.
Check out Melissa's
Pink Page for breast cancer awareness info.
Lora, great pic of You, Cyndy and Dean...
I did my part for Pinktober...bought a set of PINK pots and pans for new apartment.
Donation went to Breast Cancer....
I am going in for a mamogram. I am way overdue.
Again Lora, thanks for the Pink Link. It resides on both sides of my family. My mother and two aunts on my father's side. This might be good for many of the ladies on this site. If you are at high risk, take the time, put it on priority, and get yourself checked out.
Aren't you supposed to get checked once a year after 40?, like guy's getting their prostate checked annually after 50.
I think so, I am 45, so as I said, I am overdue. My mom puts me at high risk. Hers went from a pea sized spot that the doctor wanted to "watch". A month later it a grew to both breasts and she had to have a radical mascetomy. Don't put it off if you find anything. Don't let doctors blow you off if you have concerns. And yes guys you do need to stay up on your health too. It is so sad to lose someone, over something that with early detection can be possibly cured.
Hmm, your docs should be following you very closely with a mother who had it. I go every 3 months now, surgeon's orders, which is fine with me, but my mom's was very aggressive and she didn't survive. Mammograms alone are simply NOT ENOUGH. Fight with them if you have to for ultrasounds and MRI's as well as the mammograms, I have all 3. Diagnostic mammograms too, not the other. Diagnostic are painful (I actually get bruises on my chest), but it's worth it. Mammos aren't enough because my mom was religious every year with hers yet was still stage 4 when diagnosed. Started in her left breast, and she 2 more tumors, one near her collar bone on the same side (yes breast tissue goes up that far), and another in her brachial plexus in the neck on the left side also, which was inoperable, they had neurosurgeons and even cardio-thoracic surgeons try to figure out a way to remove it, and simply couldn't without killing her during surgery they said. So instead she was treated as aggressively as they could with chemo and radiation, which was absolute hell for her, and absolute hell for us to see her go through, and still not survive.
Be aggressive as absolute hell if you have to ladies with your docs. I'm lucky with the 2 surgeons who follow me.