Two weeks ago, a good friend went in for her annual, routine
mammogram. The results showed a lump which was biopsied and found to be
cancer. Without the mammogram, the lump would have gone unnoticed due
to its location. Today, only two weeks later, she had surgery to remove
the lump and some lymph nodes and is expected to make a full
recovery.
Some things are just not on the top of my
"favorite things to do" list. That list includes colonoscopies,
mammograms, pap smears, and anything that requires needles inserted into
my skin. Unfortunately (fortunately, really), these tests and
procedures are meant to catch things that are amiss in our bodies that
we might not otherwise notice. Even if they are a pain in the ---, they
can save lives and prevent some pretty nasty diseases from taking over
our bodies.
I actually did have a colonoscopy last year,
mainly because of a challenge my daughter (who's a doctor) presented to
me and my husband. She said she'd have one if we did so I said,
"sure, why not?" It wasn't bad and now I don't have to have another one
for ten years. My husband, however, chickened out and I can gloat that
I had one and he didn't :) My daughter is off the hook...for now.
I
admit that it's been two years since I've had a mammogram but because
of my friend's experience, I'm definitely going to schedule one soon. I
promise!
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