Posts by Carol Parker

velvetmarlin24 said:So, there was this survey floating around about obesity rates in North America, and apparently, Americans came out on top as the heaviest nation.
Personally, I think the whole study is kind of idiotic.
Did they just completely forget about Germany?

Yeah, I’m with you on that one. Especially if you actually look at the kids and teenagers over in Germany.
But then again, I remember back when I was in elementary school, it was actually pretty rare to see anyone who was, you know,
way overweight; we were all just skinny little scrawny things.
Now, you see plenty of overweight kids, especially the little ones.

Taylor Chase4 said:My mom actually had him removed twice. Honestly, everyone except the surgeon was telling her to hold off on the second one because you shouldn't mess with things too much, but she ended up going through with it anyway because she was terrified it might grow further. Looking back, I guess she feels like maybe she should've just left it alone.

She’s basically constantly checking it now, and she completely cut out milk and dairy because of the hormones—though she still makes her own cheese at home. She heard this story about a woman who stopped all dairy and her breasts actually shrunk and lost their shape, so she's being super cautious. She's been drinking red clover tea (supposedly helps prevent breast cancer) and taking a bunch of herbal supplements as a preventative measure. Her diet is mostly grains and organic stuff like free-range chicken, veal, and lamb.

Then there's my friend, who's had one since she was thirteen—can you believe that?—but she has a small chest. She’s twenty-seven now and just monitors it; she hasn't wanted anything done to it then or now.

Just so we're clear, a fibroadenoma isn't cancer. But wait, why did your mom have yours operated on?

Back when I was 16, I had this fibroadenoma that was about 2 cm wide.
Then, out of nowhere, it just totally vanished.
It feels kind of weird now, especially since everyone keeps telling me they usually stick around and just keep growing.😕