breast cancer and breast implants??

by aussiejessica 1st February 2011, 5:21 am

Hi girls,

just a concern of mine! I have breast cancer in my family and was wondering once i have implants can i detect it or is this harder to find due to the impnats being in the way??

its stressing me out big time and i just need some reassurance :))

Jessica xox

by kaboobie 1st February 2011, 6:17 am

not sure if im right or not, so if not someone please correct me, i was told its just as easy, or easier to detect it, they will likely want to do a thorough check first if you have it run in your family pre ba though.

by kittie 1st February 2011, 6:40 am

As far as I know it's just as easy to detect but screening with mammogram can be more difficult with implants.

by HighMaintainance 1st February 2011, 1:00 pm

You just have to let the doctors and the mammogram technician know because then they can be more thorough.

by wend 1st February 2011, 3:07 pm

I was told to just check for lumps in the same way. And when it come to the age of having mammograms which if it`s 50 i`m only 10 years off soon AAARRRH i will pay and have a scan for piece of mind!.x

by annefinackapan 1st February 2011, 4:44 pm

Look up 'Katyox' story chick (dont know how to show link) its a very honest and positive story re implants and cancer.

xx

by alfie 1st February 2011, 4:59 pm

If I have done this right, this is the link...

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by aussiejessica 2nd February 2011, 1:05 am

thanks girls katy story was very inspirational and she is a very strong women for sharing that with us all makes me feel less worried :) xx

by beckyboo 2nd February 2011, 7:48 pm

I had exactly the same concerns as i had breast cancer in the family. Always found it tricky self-examining for lumps as i was left so empty and slightly lumpy after breast feeding 2 babies. Spoke to my surgeon about this and he said that although they don't advertise it as a reason for having a BA, having implants can actually make it easier to find lumps yourself when self examining as you have a smooth, firm surface (the implant) to push your own tissue against. Went ahead with my BA on 21st December and its absolutely true. I have found it so much easier to self-examine my breasts since. He did say that when i had mamograms in the future I would need to let the examiner know, and they would carry it out in a slightly different way, but that it shouldn't cause any problems.
Hope this helps. Beckyboo

by Susan13x 2nd February 2011, 10:21 pm

Thanks for sharing your story. You have been through so much and sound so strong. It was really inspirational. Glad everything has worked out in the end n you are ok xxx

by Susan13x 2nd February 2011, 10:27 pm

Sorry that was meant to go into another topic :-( xx

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