tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post8173961651067624169..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Mammograms: Now You Do, Now You Don'tLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-59955051751111911692009-11-17T09:39:25.584-06:002009-11-17T09:39:25.584-06:00I'm not sure that most people DO know of the r...I'm not sure that most people DO know of the relative risks of heart disease and breast cancer. I have heard conversations about the subject that would make one think that breast cancer was the only major health risk that women face. I know people like you know the difference...<br /><br />But I don't think most people are like you.<br /><br />I guess that's my troublesome elitism Eclectic Radicalhttp://eclecticradical.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-40942466696669491442009-11-17T08:58:03.978-06:002009-11-17T08:58:03.978-06:00I think most people know that more women die from ...I think most people know that more women die from heart attack than breast cancer. And I think there are a lot of tests out there, such as MRIs and mammograms, that are unnecessarily performed too many times - this is really not news. And frankly, I think there are too many doctors out there who are too eager to use the knife. I also maintain that doctors are not Gods and patients should shop Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-42720333527220898222009-11-17T05:28:37.076-06:002009-11-17T05:28:37.076-06:00I am going to adopt a bit of a contrarian position...I am going to adopt a bit of a contrarian position and try to explain the thinking behind the change... allowing for the fact that I am not a medical expert of course.<br /><br />Since the breast cancer awareness campaign began some years ago, there has been a massive increase in concern over a health issue that is real but no MORE real than equally deadly health risks like heart disease, stroke,Eclectic Radicalhttp://eclecticradical.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-8755625393126470802009-11-16T22:06:21.628-06:002009-11-16T22:06:21.628-06:00Wow, I'm not sure what I'd do. I think I w...Wow, I'm not sure what I'd do. I think I would begin by asking if they have any reason to suspect that you absolutely need one right now and for what reason(s). If none of the above, I'd blow it off. But that's just me.<br /><br />St. Thomas is a non-profit (and probably Baptist). I don't know if you can get financial aide since you do have insurance but it's worth a try. Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-56832983039900983882009-11-16T20:25:38.358-06:002009-11-16T20:25:38.358-06:00Well, I just went for my annual physical and got t...Well, I just went for my annual physical and got the little pink card with the phone number for me to make the appt. for the annual mammogram -- in January because of course my insurance won't pay for it THIS year because I had blood work and God forbid you should have two preventive tests in one year.<br /><br />But I digress.<br /><br />So now, I wonder WTF am I supposed to do, get the Southern Bealehttp://sobeale.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com