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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. It is too important to miss so health appointments take a priority. I’m single with sole custody of two teens, one with chronic health issues. I’ve got skin cancer (at least 4 appointments a year) and in chemo treatments soon to be followed by radiation (uterine cancer found by regular gyn appointment/biopsy of possible polyp.) I’m managing a lot of appointments on top of teen activities and my job.

I write everything in a paper calendar and block my work calendar. To the greatest extent possible, I get the earliest appointment of the day to limit the impact on my work. For annual or 6-month appointments, I schedule in March and September so they are predictable and kids are in school. 
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How did the gyn appointment find the cancer? i wonder about this because I never get ultrasounds other than when I get a new IUD inserted and that's obviously not often.[/quote]

I had light spotting between jan/feb periods. No other symptoms. First an ultrasound and everything pointed to polyps (no family history of cancer of anything other than skin cancer, no additional risk factors, no other physical symptoms). A biopsy determined cancer. Surgery determined one lymph node involved. Suddenly I was a stage 3 cancer patient.

Do not skip regular appointments. And check out any odd changes sooner rather than later.

The most important thing in your life is your health. [/quote]

I'm really sorry. I don't skip gyn ever, but I sometimes wonder if I could miss something bc I don't get an ultrasound for this. I don't spot ever as I have a Mirena IUD. Maybe I should ask for an ultrasound?[/quote]

^^and I should add that stories like yours are what really scare me: you had a tiny symptom most people would overlook or maybe not even notice. Thankfully you asked about it, and your doctor listened, but what about all the things we experience like maybe a bad headache one day, a pain here and there, one tiny change...It feels like you can be on top of everything in a "good health check routine" sort of way and still miss THE thing that could be a life or death issue. It's incredibly scary.[/quote]

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