Vigilance With Your Health

By: BuxomBei Mood: full of life Date: 09/21/2007 10:44:09 Music: None

Hello, ladies.  Lately, I've been on this health kick since my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Today we learned that her cancer is completely gone, but her estrogen levels are high.  This imbalance was THE CAUSE of the type of cancer she has survived.  After researching the imbalance and consulting a physician, we learned that if a gynecologist had simply run a hormone levels test years ago, she may have avoided this plight!

Once again, ladies, advocate for your own health and those you love.  If you think something is outta whack, insist that your doctor send you for a simple blood test.

In my friend's case, her symptoms were heavy periods, monthly back pain, severe mood swings, erratic appetite.  She was like this FOR 2 DECADES.

Some great news...the surgeons were able to save the external breast tissue (skin) and the nipple during the mastectomy.  We also learned that such measures can be taken to save the breast, but few women know of it as an option.  Doctors choose to remove the entire breast to make their own treatment options easier.  If you have to have a mastectomy, ask them to save the skin and nipple if your oncology is clean!

Love to all!!

BEI