What does prevention mean and why does it matter?

What does prevention mean and why does it matter?

‘A stitch in time saves nine’ is a proverb about prevention meaning ‘If you sort out a problem immediately it may save extra work later’. It’s all good in theory but not always easy in practice. We have many demands on our time so adding...
Preventative Double Mastectomy, the day has arrived!

Preventative Double Mastectomy, the day has arrived!

It’s been 8 weeks since I had 2 surgeries back to back.  A preventative double mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction, which uses my own tummy fat to form my new breasts. The surgeries went very well. I was nervous but excited too as I delved into hospital...
What does prevention mean and why does it matter?

“Oh sure, breast cancer, why not?”

So why am I making this project? One in eight Australian women will develop Breast Cancer1Cancer Council Australia. Wow, this information makes you pause to think. However a gentle reminder that this is by age 85 puts the statistic in better perspective.   But this...
MRI guided biopsy

MRI guided biopsy

The MRI is fine, I’ve had several. Unless you have restless leg syndrome, a cold or something that makes you cough/sneeze or move involuntarily then there really is only one job. Stay still. Lying on your front in the “superman” pose, with arms above your head is...