tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post26684173396932252..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: My breasts and I...The upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-89311393180644591692009-12-14T17:20:09.903+00:002009-12-14T17:20:09.903+00:00Karyn, both sorry and glad to hear about this at t...Karyn, both sorry and glad to hear about this at the same time. My mother was successfully operated on for breast cancer a couple of years ago and it was rather traumatic. I'm glad you've been spared that. :-)Doug Belshawhttp://dougbelshaw.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-80842431665558842082009-11-24T14:17:05.836+00:002009-11-24T14:17:05.836+00:00@Janet Thanks for the good wishes. With a history ...@Janet Thanks for the good wishes. With a history like yours, you would have been put onto the early screening programme here in the UK from a pretty early age, regardless of what the standard provision was. If it looks as if the blanket screening is to be changed in the US, I'd seek special dispensation if I were in your situation. They must make exceptions... and you don't want to lose that safety net! In any case, its in the state's best interests to keep people like you healthy, earning and paying taxes ;o)The upsychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-14952825637560216192009-11-24T14:08:12.907+00:002009-11-24T14:08:12.907+00:00I'm glad things turned out OK Karyn. I've ...I'm glad things turned out OK Karyn. I've gone through that same wait-and-see twice now (both my grandmother's died of breast cancer in their 40s). The only positive that came out of that was a forced look at priorities. Day-to-day stuff we worry about seems well, silly. In the US last week, a bit of a controversy broke out the the American Medical Association saying mammograms were only needed when a woman turned 50 - and then every two years. The American Cancer Society says it should be at age 40 (which it has been). Waiting to see how this plays out with the insurance companies. Thankfully I've had the opportunity to be screened at minimal cost during my 40s.Janet Clareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365206004980105033noreply@blogger.com