Medical Thermography Vs. Mammograms: My Story

As of just a few years ago, medical thermography (or thermal imaging) wasn't even on my radar. It wasn't until I was closing in on my 40th birthday that I realized that soon I would join the group of women that were told they needed a mammogram. So I did what I do with all things medical, I did some digging outside of the box, and what I found was some interesting information.

If ever I am curious about something, especially something medical, I like to go back into history. I like to ask questions like "how did this get started?", or "what happened to that?". I think it might have a little something to do with my love of questions, and my career as a Homeopath. At any rate it was through this deep dive into mammograms that I discovered that I didn't think they were for me. Maybe it was the radiation with direct compression into the skin and tissue (no other imaging system does that), or maybe because simply a small voice inside me said "there has to be a better way".

Now I am all about promoting breast health. I believe that the breasts need to be maintained, not ignored. So I am all about breast massage and self care. If you don't know the terrain of your body then how are you supposed to know if something is off? So to say that I am not for mammograms would be inaccurate, what I am for is breast health prevention. This lead me to thermography.

You see, it all started with thermography in the 1970s, then the mammogram was invented, and let's be honest, mammograms ability to detect existing cancer was way better than with thermography scans. Of course, much like most things in medicine, there was more money to be made by mammograms because the equipment is way more expensive, as are the radiologists who read the results. In the end this means that the amount charged for a mammogram is a great deal more then thermography. However, despite mammograms detection abilities, I found that there was in fact a place for thermography in monitoring the health of the breast, and that was in the area of prevention.

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Physiology forms BEFORE pathology. So what does this mean? This means that before any disease manifests there is something going on, an imbalance in the body, that enables that disease to progress into an pathology, like a tumor. In every disease situation the root cause of this imbalance is inflammation. Guess what thermography can detect and a mammogram cannot....yep, inflammation. Thermography can actually detect the heat from the inflammation, which if detected early enough it can be treated, and therefore can often times stop the progression of inflammation into pathology. You might be asking yourself "why hasn't my doctor told me about this?", and the answer is simple. Our current medical model is not designed for prevention, only disease treatment and maintenance.

So, back to me. I was 40 and despite my excellent breast self care I wanted to do something, so I signed up for thermography scan at a local Doctors office. I had to wait a month because there was no one in my area doing them, so I had to wait until a technician could travel my way. I wasn't in a hurry, but this got my wheels turning. There was no thermography technicians within a 2 hour drive of me? How many local women couldn't drive that far, and therefore were unable to get this service? So, in 2 weeks time I was signed up for thermography training, and had my equipment purchased. I have a very understanding husband.

So, I became a thermography tech because there was a need in my community. My favorite saying is "See a need, fill a need." Thermography has changed my life, and my career. With it I feel as though we can change the health trajectory for many women, and men, as we don't just scan breasts. Many thermography techs do full body as well, as do I. The body is always trying to communicate, it is important to utilize all of the tools that we can that enable us to fully listen to its messages.

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