I am 11 years out now....seems like yesterday doesn't it? I had no risk factors...but I was 62. The older you the more chance for cancers of all sorts, especially breast cancer. I currently have a young (46) friend who had a double mastectomy last august....she had no risk factors, no family no HRT, excercized to the max, breast fed 3 kids...didn't drink to excess etc etc. She discovered a lump less than a year after her last mammogram and it was a very aggressive sort of cancer....and anyhow she had the surgery, reconstruction, chemo and is now half way through a year if herceptin therapy...infusion every 3 weeks. If that "spot" were mine...I would say please take it out....see what it is and be done with it.... And for sure I would be beating down the door of the radiology lab for my mammogram....and be checking that lump every day to see if it was changing. LOL!! I have another friend....who had a lump they were watching....and they watched and it turned into cancer...or they found out it's cancer, and 8 years ago she had the mastectomy and reconstruction. She says now, I should just have said....don't watch the thing....cut it out!! I know it's awful to come to grips with the thoughts that you may have something nasty in your breast....but....you may. keep your eye on it!! If it grows know about it!!! Linda C

Sorry Dandy_line. Most of the people on the MNGard forum are friends. I didn't think anyone would mind.

Hi Petra, You're welcome. If you haven't already gone in for your mammogram, I would call the place where you are suppose to have it taken and ask them what you should do or not do before you come in. Things like should I wear Perfume, powder, deodorant and what kind of soap should I wash with or does it matter? That way you won't go in blind and then end up having to go back because it didn't take right. If I can remember correctly they told me not to wear perfume or powder and no deodorant. I use to have to use a bacterial soap but this time they told me that I didn't have to use the bacterial soap. Still check with them on all of this before you go in. Everything came out fine on me. thirdfrt!!!

Mine arrived yesterday in great shape! I can't wait to watch! I've got two weeks off work beginning the 20th! Virtual Dinner sounds good! Thanks again for your generosity. It's beginning to sound like the roar that began with a ripple in "Pay it Forward" acts of kindness. What a wonderful, uplifting thing especially this time of year! The true, giving spirit of Christmas. Deanna