7 weeks ago I fell down my cement steps outside, trying to bring my bike in out of the rain. fell down3 steps,&bike fell on top of my ribs. Was rushed to the hosp. ER and they said no broken ribs,just internal bruising. The pain only got worse & told my doc. I wanted another test. Bone scan revealed 3 fractured ribs. I fell 1 yr ago in the tub, again they said "Nothing wrong". Asked for MRI wich revealed 2 herniated disc and a bulge. Another time I slipped cleaning leaves off my pool cover in late Fall & my foot slammmed under the fence, couldn't walk. Their x-rays said No broken bones. I saw and Orthopedic doc next day who did his own x-rays & said every bone on the top of my foot was broken. Now, I found a lump in my breast, confirmed by my doc. Had mamogram & 2 techs found the lump. Got sent to ultra sound & he found the lumps location as well. radiol. said nothing to worry about. No lumps. I don't believe him. What would you do? Breast cancer very dominant in my fam.
2006-08-04 00:22:37 · 17 answers · asked by Memere RN/BA 7 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I must add the reasons for falling. I had a total knee replacement and the quack put my knee cap back wrong and my leg alsways buckles causong me to fall. I have such wonderful "luck" with docotrs. I'm never afraid to speak my mind and demand further testing. Thank God!
2006-08-05 00:35:34 · update #1
I'm not sure what you are waiting for. If for no other reason other than making yourself feel better and More reassured see an other doctor, someone that specializes in women's health. Make sure the doctor really hears your concerns and don't just let him or her brush you off. You know your body better than anyone else dose as you have certainly proved several times. Breast cancer has a very good survival rate when caught early. If your doctor still feels there is nothing to worry about recheck with him in a month. If this has you really concerned there are some doctors who will preform a breast removal as a preventive surgery if breast cancer runs very strongly in your family history. Don't stop until you feel that you are sure that the right decision has been made in your behave. Good luck and god bless.
2006-08-04 01:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by murphyslaw 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is always best to get copies of any tests done on you and read the results for yourself. It seems that the main thing worrying you at this time is if the lumps in your breast are cancer or not. You should ALWAYS trust your instinct and then research or get a second opinion if you feel something is not right. But don't start worrying about whether or not you have cancer unless this is a proven fact. You can make yourself ill just from worry alone. A lot of women get non cancerous lumps in their breast.
2006-08-04 00:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by beautyofthesea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally don't trust medical doctors. They seem to look at the body as a mechanism, a dumb slab of tissue that needs cutting or drugs to get back to normal when something goes wrong.
Given the remarkable advances that medicine has made, it surprises me that they don't know more about common ailments and injuries. I recently had recurring facial paralysis for about three months. The doctor didn't know why, so I got an MRI. Nothing found, but it hasn't happened in the three months since.
I also had an injury to my knee, which kept me from regular exercise. The orthopedic surgeon found nothing, even after an x-ray. He recommended an MRI, but I decided to keep my money.
I prefer a holistic approach to medicine, which views the body as an interdependent collection of organisms (cells) which work together to maintain the body's health--under the supervision of the brain--and which prefers prevention to treatment and recognizes the wonders your mind can work to make and keep you healthy.
2006-08-05 01:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Baxter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every one knows their own bodies.Go by instinct,it seems so far instinct hasn't failed you yet.Go to an oncologist as soon as you can.The sooner you get a diagnosis or be told your OK,the better.Don't be afraid they will get upset with you,it is your body and you deserve the best care there is out there.
Alot of doctors do not specialize in any certain field.There fore they can not make a proper diagnosis.When you go to the ER and have a x-ray,the doctor in the ER reads the x-ray,but alot of times they read it wrong.Then the next day a radiologist reads it.Unfortunately alot of times we can't wait for the radiologist to read the x-ray.So use your instincts.
JRL-LPN
2006-08-04 00:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've had one doctor and two techs see the lumps, get a second opinion--it sounds like the radiologist may be blowing you off. Cancer is nothing to take lightly, especially if it runs in your family.
2006-08-04 01:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
headquartered at the sheer quantity of stars you'll see within the sky while you're out within the nation without a mild air pollution round I could say sure there are extraterrestrial beings. It could be smug (and Typical) of the human race to consider that of all of the stars within the universe that fill our sky handiest our little earth is competent of maintaining existence. Beyond that who's to mention that our definition of existence is absolutely the and who says that a planet should be like earth for existence to exist. Fish reside underneath water, men and women are not able to (evidently), doesn't suggest that due to the fact that the stipulations are not ultimate for us that existence are not able to exist there. Just due to the fact that we are not able to live to tell the tale a planet without a surroundings or a top radiation rely doesn't suggest that one more style of existence could not.
2016-08-28 12:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you had a lot of accidents...and terrible doctors.
I suggest you to find second opinion. Find a good, reputable doctor.
Hints:
1. Beware of cheap doctors. Often cheap means poor services.
2. Your body often gives early warning, but don't depend on your feelings. Find an expert who can examine you.
2006-08-04 00:35:27 · answer #7 · answered by r083r70v1ch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would seek a second opinion. Some information is missing in here and we are unable to come up with a diagnosis.
2006-08-04 01:49:40 · answer #8 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask for copies of the tests to be read by a second radiologist.
2006-08-04 01:53:31 · answer #9 · answered by Erin S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most doctors don't really know what they're doing, and usually guess. I would trust your instincts. That's why I don't even GO to the doctor anymore!
2006-08-04 01:34:45 · answer #10 · answered by lunifritz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋