Ladies/ new test for breast cancer

[Tootsie]

i had my annuall GYN appointment today and my doctor told me about a machine thats an alternativee to a mamagram. Its called a HALO machine that actually sucks cells out of your breasts, then they send it out to the lab much like a papsmear, actually is a pap smear for the breasts. It can detect cancer up to 7 years before a mamogram .

Mainly I did it to make sure my breasts are ok. They were swollen and hurting for a month straight but seem back to normal now.

Anyway she brings this machine in and attaches both breast pumps on both my breasts at the same time and the thing felt like pinching. It was kind of painful and not fun at all! It was a five minute test. Less painful than a mamogram though and Im glad I did it . No discharge was found so they consider that a negative test so Im releived.

i recommendd it from what I know about it. My insurance didnt cover it ,it was 95.00.

[Tootsie]

i had my annuall GYN appointment today and my doctor told me about a machine thats an alternativee to a mamagram. Its called a HALO machine that actually sucks cells out of your breasts, then they send it out to the lab much like a papsmear, actually is a pap smear for the breasts. It can detect cancer up to 7 years before a mamogram .

Mainly I did it to make sure my breasts are ok. They were swollen and hurting for a month straight but seem back to normal now.

Anyway she brings this machine in and attaches both breast pumps on both my breasts at the same time and the thing felt like pinching. It was kind of painful and not fun at all! It was a five minute test. Less painful than a mamogram though and Im glad I did it . No discharge was found so they consider that a negative test so Im releived.

i recommendd it from what I know about it. My insurance didnt cover it ,it was 95.00.

[Tootsie]

One more thing.....they have you wipe your nipples with alcohol first and they also have a disposible latex like sheet between your breast and the machine so you dont need to worry about infecting the machine. ive never breastfed but they say it feels very similar to that

[Tootsie]

One more thing.....they have you wipe your nipples with alcohol first and they also have a disposible latex like sheet between your breast and the machine so you dont need to worry about infecting the machine. ive never breastfed but they say it feels very similar to that

[redibooks]

Friski,

I'm not so sure about you not knowing what those alligator clips feel like...

karen

[redibooks]

Friski,

I'm not so sure about you not knowing what those alligator clips feel like...

karen

[Tootsie]

Honestly Karen ive never tried that but I cant say I wouldnt try it someday on someone else

[Tootsie]

Honestly Karen ive never tried that but I cant say I wouldnt try it someday on someone else

[Franky]

Friski that's some interesting news on the breast cancer home front. Its always great to have alternatives. How long does a mammogram normally take?

[Franky]

Friski that's some interesting news on the breast cancer home front. Its always great to have alternatives. How long does a mammogram normally take?