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Newly Diagnosed And Frankly, It's Scary

Discussion in 'Health & Wellness' started by Beth Gallagher, Jan 30, 2021.

  1. Beth Gallagher

    Beth Gallagher Supreme Member
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    There you are! (I was hoping to draw you out with the "wimp" comment, haha.) Thanks so much, Lulu. As another veteran of the cancer war, I value your thoughts very much and your good wishes even more.

    And by the way, Biden is a dipshit. :p
     
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    They don't call it Red Devil for nothing Beth...most people that I have read about that go through this say they start feeling better a day or two before the next dose. I pray you will feel better soon.
     
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    The truth is everyone has cancer cells in their body...we just don't know why they stop laying dormant in some people and become active in others.
     
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    My Breast Surgeon recommends that women have both a mammogram and an ultrasound... especially if you have dense breast tissue.
     
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    That's true, but unless something suspicious is noted with the MRI many insurance companies won't pay for additional screening.
     
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    Funny, that's the first thought I had.
     
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    Yes that is true but if someone in your family has cancer or you have dense breast tissue more and more Doctors are making that part of a woman's breast checkups. And all woman should tell their Doctor they want both.
     
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    For every link you put that says no we don't...I could put a link that says we do. I'll just tell you what's in my heart...I pray it isn't true but so much research I did says it does.
     
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    Works for me.
     
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    :)
     
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    Has anyone had a thermal imaging scan? What do you tin of those? Some say they are better for dense breast tissue.
     
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    No, I haven't, Don. From Breast Cancer.org...

    Thermography has been available for several decades, but there is no evidence to show that it’s a good screening tool to detect breast cancer early, when the cancer is most treatable.

    On Feb. 25, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a safety communication telling people that thermography is not a substitute for a mammogram.

    “There is no valid scientific data to demonstrate that thermography devices, when used on their own or with another diagnostic test, are an effective screening tool for any medical condition including the early detection of breast cancer or other diseases and health conditions,” the FDA said.
     
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    Thermal imaging is supposed to be a lot safer than mammograms, etc. So many people who are going for natural ways to cure their cancer....also prefer thermal imaging.
     
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    Did you have this or do you know anyone who has? Just curious. I have had mammograms, ultra sounds, a CT scan, a PET scan, and a couple of MRIs. No one has ever mentioned thermal imaging to me.
     
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