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Happy October - Happy Breast Cancer awareness month



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So we all see the signs about Boobie month - Happy Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I know we all talk about how they ("our girls") are shrinking with weight loss....

I just had to share my Friday morning moment. Got to the office, went to kitchen to cut my apple and get my yogurt. As I am walking, I look down at my feet. And what do I notice, my stomach is not the first thing ... nope, it's my boobs. It really made me laugh - my boobs are now bigger than my stomach. YEAH!!!

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Edited by jhclikesshopping@gmail.com

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Breast Cancer Awareness month.

@@jhclikesshopping@gmail.com

i was doing my daily breast examination in the shower

one day i found a lump

saw the doc the next day

had a mammogram

met with a surgeon

got a 2nd opinion

i had double mastectomy within 2 weeks

this month i Celebrate my 15th year cancer free

(i never have to worry/deal with the shrinking boob situation :lol: )

ALL women & MEN must check themselves daily

everyone should be proactive

45 used to be a young age for BC

now i see/hear of people in their 20's

get a base line mammogram

doc will be able to compare yearly

HAVE A MAMMOGRAM SOONER THAN LATER

thanx for listening

good health to us all :rolleyes:

Kathy

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My 78 year old mother is a 16 year survivor of breast cancer. I was 38 when she was diagnosed, and had her mastectomy and chemo treatments. She lost her husband and her mother that very same year. She is my ultimate hero!

I've gotten a yearly mammogram ever since. You owe it to yourself to have it done.

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I need some advice in this arena I've had a few great aunts and a few aunts get cancer one of which was breast cancer and my father's sister had uterin cancer I'm 24 what would be a good age to start mammograms

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@skepchick- if the history is there, talk to an OBGYN and see what their recommendation is. My mother had ovarian and grandmother had breast. I started Mammos at 35.

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Thanks

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