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Attitudes and Pdocs (way too long!) NikkiT

Posted by shar on June 7, 2000, at 11:20:58

In reply to Re: Do your pdocs know about babble land?? » NikkiT, posted by Tina1 on June 7, 2000, at 9:25:04

Nikki,

I don't talk specifically about babble to my doc, but I do talk about getting information from web sites, communicating with people about meds, and doing research on the web.

So glad that your health concern sounds manageable!

I have a sort of blase attitude toward cancer, lost my dad to it. I've had two breast biopsies, everytime I get a mammogram I get a call back. Last time they found another lump and did a second mammogramm (where they try to pressssssss the lump flat--big ouch) and then a sonogram. Decided it was probably ok, and come back in six months.

About every other pap smear I have is "bad." My dr. can never answer the question "if cells are cells, and my cells are bad, why isn't my pap smear bad every time?" I've had a culposcopy and on another occasion a very thorough sonogram (it was no fun at all). All of my mother's sisters and my mother had hysterectomies before age 40.

There is a ton of heart disease in my mom's side of the family.

So, I sort of feel like I'm just waiting around for the inevitable pronouncement. I am 48 so other than the surgery/recovery part, a hysterectomy would not bring an emotional upheaval about having children. I would not want to have breast cancer, though.

I've even wondered if I would get treatment if I had cancer. Especially if it's bad--spending my last days sick as a dog doesn't appeal to me. I would probably go the hospice route and just want a dr. who won't worry about my getting "addicted" to pain meds if I am going to die anyway.

I spent my whole pregnancy being very nauseated and barfing, even getting up in the night to do it. So nausea from drugs to treat cancer...nah.


I felt initial relief that someone felt blase besides me, then you decided a change in your attitude toward disease would be a good thing--so I wish you the very best on all counts!

s


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