Apparently, back in the U.S., they're not into using ultrasounds anymore. My sister was in shock. My cancer was found with a sonogram, and they just want to do mammograms?? MRI's instead, on high-riskers. At first, they said she didn't meet the criteria. What?!? How much more "high-risk" can you be? But MRI's? Dr. N. said they'd be doing biopsies all day if the general public were checked with MRI's. I get that but those with high-risk, do the mammos with MRI's.
I'll alternate between the the two; mammos with sonograms, mammo with MRI's. The MRI's will have to be booked 3 months in advance (probably more if I want Dr. N. to do them). How can ultrasounds be abandoned so easily? It's not that much radiation. Cost?? And it wasn't just my sister but another high-risker was told that at another hospital back home. I'll be on the lookout for articles.
I'm going to be such a nervous wreck the first few times I'm checked, probably breaking out in hot flashes as it's happening. He's already seen me at my worst. I'm soooo dreading that Tamoxofen! Friends were over and I was in pain from the arthritis and had trouble sitting. One of the side effects is joint pain. Great...
And the husband who was over today, guess what his sister was just diagnosed with?? It's scary-common. She's waiting on surgery. I made the mistake of asking a couple of questions. Oops. People don't know stuff. I was explaining about the chemo and how the protocol works. I didn't want them to misunderstand why I was able to get out of it, how I met all the criteria but how if the cancer had been more aggressive, that some cancers justify chemo regardless of how contained it is.
I realize that I'm being sent to Daniel's partner. He saw a "Diabetologue" which confused me at first. He's an endocrinologist (specializing in diabetes, obviously) in a practice and Nice Onc-Rads lady send me to one of his partners. I know where it is, at least...
So tomorrow is shake-down time, almost at the same hour that I would have been at Strauss. I get the tattoos and do the mold.
I'll alternate between the the two; mammos with sonograms, mammo with MRI's. The MRI's will have to be booked 3 months in advance (probably more if I want Dr. N. to do them). How can ultrasounds be abandoned so easily? It's not that much radiation. Cost?? And it wasn't just my sister but another high-risker was told that at another hospital back home. I'll be on the lookout for articles.
I'm going to be such a nervous wreck the first few times I'm checked, probably breaking out in hot flashes as it's happening. He's already seen me at my worst. I'm soooo dreading that Tamoxofen! Friends were over and I was in pain from the arthritis and had trouble sitting. One of the side effects is joint pain. Great...
And the husband who was over today, guess what his sister was just diagnosed with?? It's scary-common. She's waiting on surgery. I made the mistake of asking a couple of questions. Oops. People don't know stuff. I was explaining about the chemo and how the protocol works. I didn't want them to misunderstand why I was able to get out of it, how I met all the criteria but how if the cancer had been more aggressive, that some cancers justify chemo regardless of how contained it is.
I realize that I'm being sent to Daniel's partner. He saw a "Diabetologue" which confused me at first. He's an endocrinologist (specializing in diabetes, obviously) in a practice and Nice Onc-Rads lady send me to one of his partners. I know where it is, at least...
So tomorrow is shake-down time, almost at the same hour that I would have been at Strauss. I get the tattoos and do the mold.
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