I Love My Boobs

They say “Prevention is better than Cure”. But what if you can’t prevent it from happening? Then I guess “Early Detection is Key”. So since I love my boobs and I love me, I had my second mammogram done in May 2015.

The first time I did my mammogram, I was, for lack of better words, “surprised” at the number of “pressing” that was going on. I thought it was like any other x-rays that I’ve done before but boy was I wrong. Since there is a lot of fat or tissue in that area, the nurses need to make sure that the breast is pressed correctly on the plate (is that what it’s referred to?) and that calls for certain arms position which most definitely is NOT comfortable and downright painful! I was, for most of the time, laughing and giggling coz I can just imagine how I look as the nurses tell me to hold my breath and keep still. I mean try balancing your body and keeping still while your arms are twisted in the most awkward way.

I think I was more “professional” the second time around as I knew what to expect and I was able to finish the scan in a shorter time than the first (lol). Anyhooo.. after the scan I felt like I needed to jiggle a bit so that my puppies went back to it’s normal shape. Wouldn’t want anyone looking at them strangely!

I got my results via post about two weeks later and I am all in the clear. Thank the Lord!

Have you gotten your mammogram done yet? If you’re Singaporean like me, you can just make an appointment at any Singapore polyclinic. You only pay $50 and when you’re 50 to 69 years old, you can even just use your Medisave to pay for it. You can get more details on step by step guide here. So no excuses ladies.

Cheerio
LadyJava

Home Remedies for Urinary Tract Infection

If you never had one of these, then you best thank you lucky stars coz it seems it is very common in women then it is in men. I know because I had it a few times already. If you develop a UTI, you’re likely to feel a pain or a burning sensation when urinating (doctors refer to this as dysuria), a need to urinate often and pain in the lower abdomen (tummy). The most recent that I had it was a month ago and I totally blame it on the water shutdown at my condo (till now we don’t know why there was no water supply suddenly). Anyway, this time I decided to try some home remedies before going to the visit my doctor.

I read somewhere online that cranberry juice (or I think cranberry tablets like the one you can find at merz apothecary), pineapple (which I love) and a high dose of vitamin C would do the trick, though it is recommended that you see your doctor if the condition persist after two days as it might affect the kidneys. So.. I up my dosage of vitamins, taking in 2000mg of soluble vitamins C, once in the morning and once at night. I also took pineapple as snacks and drank plenty of water. Naturally you know I visited the bathroom numerous times that day and night. Lol!

Oh in between all that I also took Ural that I bought from the pharmacy and that really did the helped too coz in two days I was good as new again! So next time you have this awful infection, try this home remedies and let me know ok!

 

Cheerio…
LadyJava

12 Signs of Breast Cancer

One of my aunt just got diagnosed with breast cancer and since there is a history of breast cancer in my family, I want to make sure I am free of it and if I do have it then I get diagnosed earlier than later. So I have made an appointment for a mammogram on my next trip back to Singapore. My mom had done hers and she said it was a piece of cake with no pain involved so I reckon I don’t have anything to worry about .

Having said that, here are the 12 signs of breast cancer than you can look out. If you think you have any of the signs, consult your doctor immediately!.

Cheerio…
LadyJava

 

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