Getting ready to go get my Mamogram, what about you?!

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10-27-2011, 09:19 AM

#111

grandme26

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Had mine 6 months ago and have one scheduled for 6 months from now.

10-27-2011, 10:38 AM

#112

QUILTNMO

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just had mine in sept get it same time every year all was good.

10-27-2011, 11:21 AM

#113

JoanneS

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

I am too old for one now. Here in Ireland, they consider that when you are past 65, you no longer 'need' one.

I think they will still send you for one if you discover a lump, it's just the regular ones they stop. (saves money)

I discovered my tumor when I was 68, and I am not the only one to 'get' breast cancer after 65. The most shocking thing - it didn't show up on annual mammograms! It was a ductal tumor, and it shows only on ultrasound or MRIs. Fortunately, it is slow-growing.

Please continue doing self-exams.

10-27-2011, 01:01 PM

#114

Brenda Sue

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Location: Southeast Missouri

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Originally Posted by dd

So much controversy about whether you should get it every year or every other year. With our insurance, I can't afford it this year. Know any place doing it for free? I always hear about it after the fact.

I do not have insurance, so I called around to the the different places in town that do mammograms to get their prices and check on reduced or free pricing. I also checked with both hospitals on their prices. St. Francis has a program sponsored by a group for women 60 or over and the mammogram is free. I have been able to use it two years in a row. Missouri also has a program for women over 50? with income guidelines that will do a pap smear and mammogram free. Perhaps your state has a program like this. With the cost of mammograms being so high, it is well worth it to research all hospitals, clinics and radiology offices to see what kind of help is available. I have found I can get lab work done cheaper at the hospital outreach centers than I can at my doctors office. Without insurance, I can go to the doctor only in dire circumstances or for my diabetic checkups. If Medicare is still available when I turn 65, that will help.

10-27-2011, 06:14 PM

#115

AnnR

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I had mine in April. I'm a 9 year survivor, so I go every year without fail.

10-27-2011, 06:28 PM

#116

Furza Flyin

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Originally Posted by AnnR

I had mine in April. I'm a 9 year survivor, so I go every year without fail.

Big HUGS on 9 years!!!

10-28-2011, 12:43 AM

#117

auntiehenno

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I need to call and make an appointment. Was going to do it after my colonoscopy last month and..... This test showed 8 polyups. all benigh--I am blessed indeed.

10-28-2011, 05:38 PM

#118

Marilynsue

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Just did mine.....it was A-OK!

10-29-2011, 06:18 PM

#119

janjj

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I do yearly thermography exams. these detect much earlier problems than mamograms! You don't get 'squeezed' ! My insurance does pay for some of the exams.
I need to pay for Part D in medicare but do not take any drugs. Nobody pays for my supplements to stay well though. So I pay for me and others! doesn't seem fair to me.
So far I am cancer free.