xcelsia:
Yay me e-fam is back!! Candy, hephzi, odunharry, osyxcel good morning

Missed you guys, so glad all is well with everyone. Thanks for the basket candy, I'll forward the pic to her. If this thread makes front page please let the family keep in touch via a private thread. I want to give you all a little treat this Christmas to show my support from the USA

Don't worry candy, your exams are already successful in Jesus name amen. Hephzi how are you feeling today? We're all in this together, love you all

amen thanks. Hows the family.
A treat sounds great. We all are going to stand as one family.

hephzi1991:
I hate that stuff, my mum forced me to take it cos she heard of its potency too. Not taking it again tho.

i must have drank a lot of potions since diagnosis from bruess juice to anything

hephzi1991:
I would also love to say a diet very rich in fresh fruits and vegetables is very helpful.
Also avoiding sugary stuff(by sugary I mean refined white sugar), canned foods and generally processed and preserved foods.
Drink lots of water too and excercise frequently to sweat off toxic substances from ur body.

well said pearl

hephzi1991:
thanks dearie, much love to u too.I am feeling very much better now. Candy is planning to establish a kind of cancer foundation. She has a righteous indignation for those celebrity cancer march, lol.

oh you know how much i hate all these naija celebrity walk against cancer. Nothing supportive or informative

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This is a great thread and we really need something like this is Nigeria. Thank you for starting this @ Candygosh
I found a lump almost 2 months ago and I've been to the hospital to have it checked out a couple of times. The last time I visited, the surgeon I was referred to said he could not feel anything and scheduled an ultrasound. Ultrasound too didn't see anything and the radiographer also said he couldn't feel it.

Well, I can feel it though it really is small and the area needs to be pinched in order to feel it.
Before I am totally dismissed as an hypochondriac at my current health care facility, can anyone recommend a stress free place in Lagos where they would be willing to listen and patient enough to run correct tests?

As I've learnt on the oyinbo forums "the best kind of lump is that which is in a jar".

tollu:
This is a great thread and we really need something like this is Nigeria. Thank you for starting this @ Candygosh
I found a lump almost 2 months ago and I've been to the hospital to have it checked out a couple of times. The last time I visited, the surgeon I was referred to said he could not feel anything and scheduled an ultrasound. Ultrasound too didn't see anything and the radiographer also said he couldn't feel it.
Well, I can feel it though it really is small and the area needs to be pinched in order to feel it.
Before I am totally dismissed as an hypochondriac at my current health care facility, can anyone recommend a stress free place in Lagos where they would be willing to listen and patient enough to run correct tests?
As I've learnt on the oyinbo forums "the best kind of lump is that which is in a jar".

Hi dear,

It's so great that you are very observant of what's going on in your body and you are not taking anything with levity.

I'm sure Candygosh will be able to refer you to some good hospitals in Lagos. Just hold on for her reply.

candygosh:

nope just irritating

ooops! sorry! Oh well, if it is really beneficial, you just have to keep taking it.

Here are articles I feel could be helpful:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/cancer-survivor/art-20044015

http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/nutrition-exercise

candygosh:

amen thanks. Hows the family.
A treat sounds great. We all are going to stand as one family.

Yes love, we're definitely one

Osyxcel:


Ah ah... that's nice, send my own chin chin and sweet wine o.

Yeah, my day was okay. My team (Chelsea) won, so m happy.

As for your friend, it's normal keep encouraging her and m sure with time she'll get past the frequent moody state especially when she starts to see the positive side of life again.

Ahh the chin chin is so good, wish you can try some, best I've ever made, I'm not into sports but up Chelsea
Yeah I'm extremely patient with her, I can only imagine what she's going through

Hello my sweethearts candygosh, hephzi1991, odunharry, Christine01 and osyxcel, the family is growing
Hope you all had an awesome weekend, mine has been great, a lot of family time and just loving on my loved ones, God is good.

Thanks everyone for your love and support to each other, I've finally found my little place on nairaland where I can call "home" I can't log on without checking on this thread, I'm at peace here

Wishing you all a great week ahead, I'm praying for those fighting and I welcome those seeking help, we're all in this together xoxoxo

xcelsia:
Hello my sweethearts candygosh, hephzi1991, odunharry, Christine01 and osyxcel, the family is growing
Hope you all had an awesome weekend, mine has been great, a lot of family time and just loving on my loved ones, God is good.

Thanks everyone for your love and support to each other, I've finally found my little place on nairaland where I can call "home" I can't log on without checking on this thread, I'm at peace here

Wishing you all a great week ahead, I'm praying for those fighting and I welcome those seeking help, we're all in this together xoxoxo

Hi Xcelsia,
Wish you a great week ahead too. My love and regards to your friend. God will keep her for us.

Christine01:


Hi Xcelsia,
Wish you a great week ahead too. My love and regards to your friend. God will keep her for us.

Aww thanks love, I'll let her know and please stay strong

xcelsia:
Ahh the chin chin is so good, wish you can try some, best I've ever made, I'm not into sports but up Chelsea
Yeah I'm extremely patient with her, I can only imagine what she's going through

That's nice. Maybe one day, I'll get to try out your chin chin and yeah, thanks, blue rocks.

It's always a nice feeling when you have those who understand your situation around you, and I'm sure your friend appreciates that.

xcelsia:
Hello my sweethearts candygosh, hephzi1991, odunharry, Christine01 and osyxcel, the family is growing
Hope you all had an awesome weekend, mine has been great, a lot of family time and just loving on my loved ones, God is good.

Thanks everyone for your love and support to each other, I've finally found my little place on nairaland where I can call "home" I can't log on without checking on this thread, I'm at peace here

Wishing you all a great week ahead, I'm praying for those fighting and I welcome those seeking help, we're all in this together xoxoxo

Glad you had an awesome weekend.

Wish you and all other members of this thread a great week ahead.

Christine01:


Hi dear,

It's so great that you are very observant of what's going on in your body and you are not taking anything with levity.

I'm sure Candygosh will be able to refer you to some good hospitals in Lagos. Just hold on for her reply.

Will do. Thank you

Osyxcel:


That's nice. Maybe one day, I'll get to try out your chin chin and yeah, thanks, blue rocks.

It's always a nice feeling when you have those who understand your situation around you, and I'm sure your friend appreciates that.

Lol don't worry, hopefully when next I visit Nigeria we can all meet
Yeah she does....I hope lol

I trust u all had a nice weekend?i am wishng u all a nice week ahead..
U all should stay strong and believe..

I just stumbled on this thread today. I really do not know what more to say to you ladies. Candy and hepzi you ladies are Strong! God almighty will see you tru dis phase. I had three lumps removed from the both breasts 4 yrs ago. Anoda one was removed two years ago. It was really a hard tym for me. D results showed it was benign growth. Fibroadenoma i think.

My dear, i faced something similar as the first Doctor i went to when i noticed the lump dismissed it as fat. Anoda lady doctor told me it was particles of the breasts that has not dissolved.

tollu:
This is a great thread and we really need something like this is Nigeria. Thank you for starting this @ Candygosh
I found a lump almost 2 months ago and I've been to the hospital to have it checked out a couple of times. The last time I visited, the surgeon I was referred to said he could not feel anything and scheduled an ultrasound. Ultrasound too didn't see anything and the radiographer also said he couldn't feel it.

Well, I can feel it though it really is small and the area needs to be pinched in order to feel it.
Before I am totally dismissed as an hypochondriac at my current health care facility, can anyone recommend a stress free place in Lagos where they would be willing to listen and patient enough to run correct tests?

As I've learnt on the oyinbo forums "the best kind of lump is that which is in a jar".

Pinkyeyes:
My dear, i faced something similar as the first Doctor i went to when i noticed the lump dismissed it as fat. Anoda lady doctor told me it was particles of the breasts that has not dissolved.

Crazy and scary stuff. May the Lord Almighty help us all.

Good morning everyone, hi tollu and pinkyeyes welcome. I'll be praying for you ladies, stay strong

Christine01:
Candygosh, Odunharry, xcelsia, Hephzi, Osyxcel,
Thanks for all your replies.

Candygosh, the lumpectomy was done in 2012 at University of Abuja teaching hospital. Can I still request for the extracted lump at this time?

Will go to UCH this week and I will be sure to keep you guys updated.

Will try to start eating healthier from now on...

Thanks guys!!!!

if u had the lumpectomy in 2012 and till now no recurrence, u have nothing to worry about seriously. But if u still feel like, u can go ahead. Yes, tho u may not get the extracted lump but they'll give u an already prepared and preserved in a kind of wax block sample.

xcelsia:
Yeah I'm happy everyone is alive and well, work is good although I don't work on weekends. I'm relaxing with my siblings drinking sweet wine and making chin chin, it's such a lovely day today. Hope your day has been great

Hephzi dear, she's doing good, moody at times but she's hanging in there lol

Good, as long as she has the will to keep living, she'll go far. Always remind her that she is not alone in the fight and also, everyone has his own private battle, it may not be cancer, it may b a kidney disease, a mental disorder, poverty e.t.c. As long as you are alive, you must have ur battle to fight and she must not give up

candygosh:

its being two years then. You should take a mammogram or needle biopsy. See a doctor.
Be back with updates. Im sure things wil turn out fine

needle biopsy in naija? Lol. Most cancer facilities in nigeria lack such equipments. A mammogram is the best she can get.

tollu:
This is a great thread and we really need something like this is Nigeria. Thank you for starting this @ Candygosh
I found a lump almost 2 months ago and I've been to the hospital to have it checked out a couple of times. The last time I visited, the surgeon I was referred to said he could not feel anything and scheduled an ultrasound. Ultrasound too didn't see anything and the radiographer also said he couldn't feel it.

Well, I can feel it though it really is small and the area needs to be pinched in order to feel it.
Before I am totally dismissed as an hypochondriac at my current health care facility, can anyone recommend a stress free place in Lagos where they would be willing to listen and patient enough to run correct tests?

As I've learnt on the oyinbo forums "the best kind of lump is that which is in a jar".

kudos to u for being very observant and persistent. Most of the doctors or surgeons u meet during consultation do not really know much about cancer and are most likely to be very dismissive. I don't know about hospitals in lagos, candygosh should be able to help u with that. This doesn't mean you should get all worked up in fear tho, it might just turn out to be something benign. Not all lumps are cancerous/malignant.

Pinkyeyes:
I just stumbled on this thread today. I really do not know what more to say to you ladies. Candy and hepzi you ladies are Strong! God almighty will see you tru dis phase. I had three lumps removed from the both breasts 4 yrs ago. Anoda one was removed two years ago. It was really a hard tym for me. D results showed it was benign growth. Fibroadenoma i think.

its a great thing it turned out benign. But its a wake up call to start living healthy and you'll be fine.

Hi Fam,

How was everyone's day? Mine was quite stressful.

Ok, I had to tell one of my mentors about me wanting to visit UCH today and she adviced me to first visit the school clinic and I could always get a referral to UCH if need be. The process should be faster this way according to her.

So, I went to the school clinic this morning and met the Doc I was asked to see.

I got examined and there were no lumps. The Doc said I was good but since I complained about some pains, she might refer me to go get a mammogram done.

I got 2 referrals from her, one for UCH and the other to ABC clinic. ABC stands for Access to Basic Care, an outfit by the state governor's wife Florence Ajimobi.

Got to ABC clinic and I was told I couldn't run a mammography because of my age. One has to be above 40 to be able get a mammography according to them. The reason being that the breast tissues are still very dense and a mammogram result wouldn't show much.

I was told the other option is to get a scan done instead of a mammogram and I got an appointment for Thursday to do that.

That's a summary of how my day went.

Suggestions and adivce are welcome @ Xcelsia, Candygosh, Hephzi, Odunharry, Osyxcel.

hephzi1991:
its a great thing it turned out benign. But its a wake up call to start living healthy and you'll be fine.

what wud living healthy entail pls

Christine01:
Hi Fam,

How was everyone's day? Mine was quite stressful.

Ok, I had to tell one of my mentors about me wanting to visit UCH today and she adviced me to first visit the school clinic and I could always get a referral to UCH if need be. The process should be faster this way according to her.

So, I went to the school clinic this morning and met the Doc I was asked to see.

I got examined and there were no lumps. The Doc said I was good but since I complained about some pains, she might refer me to go get a mammogram done.

I got 2 referrals from her, one for UCH and the other to ABC clinic. ABC stands for Access to Basic Care, an outfit by the state governor's wife Florence Ajimobi.

Got to ABC clinic and I was told I couldn't run a mammography because of my age. One has to be above 40 to be able get a mammography according to them. The reason being that the breast tissues are still very dense and a mammogram result wouldn't show much.

I was told the other option is to get a scan done instead of a mammogram and I got an appointment for Thursday to do that.

That's a summary of how my day went.

Suggestions and adivce are welcome @ Xcelsia, Candygosh, Hephzi, Odunharry, Osyxcel.

ABC @ New Adeoyo Hospital area, Ring Road??

Well, I don't know the quality of medical staff they've got there, but I'll suggest you take the scan first. If you're satisfied with scan and result, all well and good. If you're not, then you should see a specialist at UCH.

All is well.

hephzi1991:
Good, as long as she has the will to keep living, she'll go far. Always remind her that she is not alone in the fight and also, everyone has his own private battle, it may not be cancer, it may b a kidney disease, a mental disorder, poverty e.t.c. As long as you are alive, you must have ur battle to fight and she must not give up

Exactly, thanks love I'll keep on keeping on for her. How are you though? Hanging in there I hope