Dee/x-ray machines

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Hi Dee,

Very interesting - your reasoning. My daughter will not have one

either, but I am not sure what her reasoning is behind it. She is in her 40’s

with toddlers, and I just think she is taking a chance.

I bet there are very few people on this list that had their feet

x-rayed at the shoe store. We thought nothing of it, in facwe wanted to go to

the shoe store even when we didn’t need shoes, just to see our foot bones in

the funny machine. I can remember it quite well. I wonder what year they

discontinued it. X-ray machines, I would have thought would have been too

expensive to have in shoe stores, but at that time every shoe store had one.

And they didn’t charge you extra on the top of paying for the shoes – it was

all included. But then I remember when gas cost 23 cents.

nne

From: VulvarDisorders

[mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of Dee Troll

Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 1:14 PM

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Subject: Re: Dee/Hollis/Emla Cream (No mammogram)



Dee – did I

read that you won’t get a Mamogram?

nne

Yes... it's true and I've never have had one.

Not suggesting not to for anyone else, to each

their own, just my personal beliefs with technical books (and by

radiologists) and too many articles and studies I've read as to why not.

(Nothing to do with the pain or pressing like in a vice.. ) but the radiation

exposure. Regardless of how little " they' say it

is... It can take just one little errant cancer cell which we all carry all the

time (the potential) but our immune systems keep it under control, but

bombard it with radiation and it explodes? I don't think so.

I feel the same way about 'any' unnecessary exposure to

radiation.. including those full body ones going around the country in trucks,

or lung or dental X rays unless absolutely necessary. Give me an MRI

anytime I've no problem with that and besides it's far more detailed.

But for those MRI's you've got to fight tooth and nail as

they always want the Xrays 'first' to prove you need more (of course the MRI's

are more expensive) and insurance will always take the cheapest route. I

read far too much. *grin* and like I said I'd never tell anyone else yay or

nay..it's just 'my' viewpoint and I rarely mention it as it goes against

'main stream' thinking. (Though I've seen they've certainly raise the

suggested age as to when to have a mammy. *thank goodness*)

I also remember those machines when we were kids and had our

feet X rayed at the shoe store to see how our toes fit in the shoes, and

how harmless those were supposed to be and the feet deformaties some got

from those. (though they were extremely high in radiation I realize

that).. I'd just rather be cautious about it, unless it's absolutely necessary.

Hugs hon

Dee