| The body doesn't have to be cut open to see what is | | | | news. That is a pretty stupid approach to health. I am |
| going on inside. We have amazing imaging that can | | | | actually very health conscience, I exercise daily, eat |
| precisely pinpoint pain, cancer, tumors, blood diseases, | | | | healthy and generally take care of myself. I just sort of |
| bone malfunction, tooth decay and a wide host of | | | | skip doctors in general. So off I go today for some |
| other abnormalities long before symptoms are felt. | | | | body imaging that can tell immediately if there is any |
| I am a woman in my late 40's. I have been putting off | | | | problems. I sure hope not, but peace of mind is worth |
| a mammogram for about 5 years. I don't know why, | | | | the trip. I recently attended the funeral of a beloved |
| no real fear, I just hate wasting time sitting in the | | | | aunt who waited too long to see her doctor. By the |
| hospital waiting. I am sort of an impatient person, I hate | | | | time she did, she had stage 4 breast cancer. I don't |
| waiting for anyone and especially for doctors. But I | | | | want to follow her foot steps. With all the amazing |
| have been having a little irritation lately and just want to | | | | technology available like nuclear medicine imaging, |
| get things check out. I hear all the time of cancers and | | | | mammograms, PET/CT scans, x-ray, CAT scans, and |
| tumors being found at regularly scheduled | | | | so forth, there is no reason to put off taking care of |
| mammograms. I guess I just figured, no news is good | | | | ourselves. |