Today was the day for my 2015 Mammogram. My last one was April last year. It was fine, but since I am now the wonderful age of 50 and my Mom had breast cancer, it is suggested I go annually.
As with last year, today I went again with my good friend, Riana. Again the whole process was smooth and free flowing and friendly. The ladies are so kind and caring. They welcome you with a smile and are very concerned for your well being and comfort. That makes such a difference. Today, I began by having a Bone Density Test (BDT). I was taken to the the x-ray room where this takes place….
It’s a specialized Xray of the spine and hips. I just lay flat on my back and this machine scanned over my body…
Eunice, who did my BDT test was very informative and explained what she was doing as she went along. She then gave me a brief overview of my results. With the cartilage in my knees shot and my feet giving me grief I did not have high expectations in regard to my bone health. Eunice explained that generally you’ll see the first signs of osteoporosis in the spine. So those are the results she went to first. My results showed me in the 84 percentile. I should be somewhere in the 90s, so that wasn’t great. My hips are in better shape (98 & 99%). You do all these tests with the expectation of being reassured of the absence of disease and if there is an abnormality, that you will get it early enough to be treated and reversed. I am set to live another 40 years, so I need to reverse this as soon as possible. So the next plan is to visit my gynae for more advice. (84% is an A – I’ll take it!)
Next it was onto the Mammo machine …
We are old friends. For more how this works and more about the procedure, you can read what I wrote about last year’s mammogram. Last year I had an ultrasound right after the mammo. This year, after my results were checked, they said I was free to go – an ultrasound wasn’t necessary.
So that was that. Our lives are in God’s hands. I’m planning on being around to at least 90. 🙂
Moses in Psalm 90:10 expressed a bit of cynicism…
“Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.”
Poor Moses…pondering a life of trouble and sorrow.
My plan is to make the most of 70 or 80 or 90 if my strength endures and more importantly, if God allows. They will quickly pass and I look forward to the flight away. In the meantime, I’m working hard on avoiding too much trouble and sorrow.
So far so good.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂