I had the one last year because there was a sort of dent in my breast. The gynecologist said it was probably age and tendons but that we needed to look at it.
My family has no history of breast cancer, but they do have a history of cancer. That's what killed my maternal grandmother (colon and lung cancer) and my paternal grandfather (lymphatic and brain cancer).
I'm going to talk to my doctor on the phone to see whether I even need one this year. I'm sure my insurance would prefer I wait.
On the up side, I started the furnace fan going so that the air in the house is now filtered. I'm feeling incredibly much better. This strongly supports the ragweed hypothesis. I'm not looking forward to going out tomorrow, but knowing what's wrong helps immensely. It also explains why I've been worse on the cooler days than on the hotter ones.
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Date: 2009-08-24 08:52 pm (UTC)My family has no history of breast cancer, but they do have a history of cancer. That's what killed my maternal grandmother (colon and lung cancer) and my paternal grandfather (lymphatic and brain cancer).
I'm going to talk to my doctor on the phone to see whether I even need one this year. I'm sure my insurance would prefer I wait.
On the up side, I started the furnace fan going so that the air in the house is now filtered. I'm feeling incredibly much better. This strongly supports the ragweed hypothesis. I'm not looking forward to going out tomorrow, but knowing what's wrong helps immensely. It also explains why I've been worse on the cooler days than on the hotter ones.