Monday, I had an appointment with my oncologist, Dr. Bobolis. She seemed to be pleased with how the first round of chemo went for me. My blood work looks good with all the appropriate highs and lows of white blood cell counts, and my side effects were quite manageable. I'm hoping that my future chemo sessions will go just as well. My next one is this Friday, June 28 at 10:00 am.
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As I have navigated this complex world of cancer first hand over the last 6 months, I have come across a plethora of information. I have learned a lot and from time to time would like to share some of my findings.
The following is a segment about the 3D mammogram. The 3D mammogram is what was used on me to detect my tumors. Without it, I'm not sure if my cancer would have been found when it was. I had no idea that my mammography center, Roseville Imaging, even had a 3D machine. They had only gotten it about 2 months prior to my mammogram and still used the 2D machines as well. When my name was called, I "just happened" to be the next one up on the 3D. Of course, I know that nothing just happens in God's economy. I do credit my early detection to that machine (and the radiologist that read the x-ray) because nothing showed up clearly on the 2D image.
Something else that I never really heard about were "dense breasts." Dense breasts make it harder to detect tumors. If you have dense breasts, you should try to have the 3D mammogram. (Yes, I have dense breasts! This was the first time any doctor or technician had ever told me that.)
Here is more information on dense breasts: http://www.sutterhealth.org/health/Breast-Density-Breast-Cancer-Screening.pdf
Have a good week from sunny Rocklin! It will be 105/6 degrees this weekend!
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