Renee- I went with a friend with MS- to give her support as standing is a
problem, as is dressing some days--They gave me an apron & gave her some
support to stand--worked fine. This year we just made our appts
together--Joy
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>From: "R. Hintz" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: An Interesting Post/Women's Health discussions
>Date: Fri, Dec 17, 1999, 11:25 PM
>

>Finding a doc open and intelligent enough to learn about cp has always been
>challenging. Most don't think I know what's normal for my own body, or make
>assumptions about what's normal for CP. My fear is that at some point I'll
>have something serious (like a stroke or a brain tumor) and I'll get "that's
>normal, its just her CP" response. This happened 18 months ago when I had
>episodes of urinary incontinence and the urologist decided it was just my CP
>since they are "associated." It turned out to be a symptom of something else
>entirely.
>
>Although I am ambulatory, I have significant trouble with my balance. I
>always see mammograms demonstrated as the woman standing with an arm up. This
>would risk a fall for me. Has anyone had a mammogram sitting down or other
>accommodations? I'd hate to fall in the middle of a mammogram! Renee
>