tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post1786550705136149029..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: Breast cancer - trusting your instinctmonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-83551697557721140902008-04-10T20:32:00.000+01:002008-04-10T20:32:00.000+01:00I hope you and yours always remain healthy, Cath.I hope you and yours always remain healthy, Cath.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-58323181006898706552008-04-10T20:17:00.000+01:002008-04-10T20:17:00.000+01:00Thank you for sharing your story, M. Thus far I've...Thank you for sharing your story, M. Thus far I've been lucky enough not to have any experience of this terrible disease, but you never, never know it seems. One thing I've learnt from yours and other people's stories is always to be vigilant and to be aware of the changes in my body. Thanks again.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-25266654570386805982008-04-09T17:48:00.000+01:002008-04-09T17:48:00.000+01:00Hi J, it was too much of a coincidence to read you...Hi J, it was too much of a coincidence to read your post on the rugby players and then to see Kylie Minogue on the front of the paper this morning. If one life is saved by speaking out, it is worth it!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-25004323439273418182008-04-09T17:45:00.000+01:002008-04-09T17:45:00.000+01:00Thank you for sharing your story, M.Thank you for sharing your story, M.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-20736230447356506672008-04-09T15:49:00.000+01:002008-04-09T15:49:00.000+01:00I don't think it is a question of feelings in the ...I don't think it is a question of feelings in the sense of emotions, e, but a knowledge of one's own body and that there is something changed or changing. <BR/><BR/>I worked for many years with an ENT consultant, before we had all the great equipment that is used now for diagnosing deafness in babies, and he always said 'Listen to the mother. She knows her baby - if she thinks there is something wrong she is 99% sure to be right.' He was wise enough to know that very few people want to have anything wrong with their baby and the same must be true for women and breast cancer.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-11703854377181586662008-04-09T14:29:00.000+01:002008-04-09T14:29:00.000+01:00m. a friend had a very similar situation to yours,...m. a friend had a very similar situation to yours, unfortunately, the outcome was dire. <BR/><BR/>We're all delighted that you overcame a potentially disastrous situation and turned it into a new career as blogger <I>extraordinaire</I>.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what the answer to correct diagnosis and treatment is, but basing medical decisions, not on how the patient feels, but on a patient's feelings is a bit too new age for me. It would be nice if that could be the case ...erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-41121472775739122652008-04-09T12:01:00.000+01:002008-04-09T12:01:00.000+01:00Thank you both, you obviously understand the situa...Thank you both, you obviously understand the situation better than many. I'm so sorry that your friend's story ended so tragically, D. We would all like to think that things have changed but doctors are human and make mistakes. I suppose we should all keep rattling their cages!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-59568297317114951752008-04-09T11:19:00.000+01:002008-04-09T11:19:00.000+01:00I've just see 60goingon16's comment - what a heart...I've just see 60goingon16's comment - what a heartbreaking story.Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822880147540261566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-87426139424106584432008-04-09T11:17:00.000+01:002008-04-09T11:17:00.000+01:00Well done you for writing about this Maureen. It d...Well done you for writing about this Maureen. It does take guts and I'm glad to hear you and your family had support through your illness. I think it's great what Kylie's done to raise the profile of this issue, as she's using her fame more wisely than most celebs! My husband had a similar experience (testicular cancer) and if telling people helps one other man then that's enough for me!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822880147540261566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-56015248208659243112008-04-09T11:14:00.000+01:002008-04-09T11:14:00.000+01:00Very brave of you for posting your story , M. And ...Very brave of you for posting your story , M. And how very glad we all are that you are with us to tell that story, although I'm sure we wish you hadn't had a story to tell in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Glad to know that your GP now errs on the side of caution. I often wonder if my friend Deb's GP has ever had a similar change of heart. He dismissed her concerns about a breast lump, telling her that it was a 'breast mouse' and nothing to worry about. It didn't go away and she went back again two or three times over several months, only to be sent away each time having been told she was worrying about nothing. After nine months, a second lump appeared and only then did he, grudgingly, refer her to a specialist. By this time, she had breast and lymph node cancer of the most aggressive kind, was given chemo but lasted barely a year. This was just 12 years ago, Debs was only in her 30s and very happily married. <BR/><BR/>I still get angry when I think about it. There's no guarantee, of course, that prompter action would have produced a different outcome but at least Debs and her husband might have felt she was in with a fighting chance.<BR/><BR/>I think we still cling to the old-fashioned notion that doctors are godlike, know all things and should not be questioned or challenged. They aren't, they don't and they should. They are human and they make mistakes. Which is why, although we are not encouraged to do so, it is often a good idea to seek a second opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com