@Janeygodley
I keep saying this but…
If the NHS are offering free check-ups take them up on it regardless of if you think it’s not for you.

@Janeygodley For all the terrible stuff that is on there and the current megalomaniac in chief's ego trip, its easy to forget that its been a genuine force for good for some in the past. Still, glad you made it over to toot about it :D

@Janeygodley thanks 🙏 be that she did! Glad you’re here! X

@Janeygodley Thanks for passing the information on to us.

@Janeygodley indeed. Fibroids too. Glad you're still here and on this platform too, to tell the tale.

@Janeygodley glad ur still with it … and us 🦞🪷👍🏿💃🏼

@Janeygodley yes There was much good in Twitter. Not all bad.And a good community of friends for some.If it had always been pure toxicity we wouldn’t have stayed. Thank you for reblogging this. So will I

@Janeygodley which is why I believe it's very important for us to try to bring those medical professionals , those field experts to mastodon, considering how Twitter is now rampant with disinformation.

@Janeygodley I’m glad you’re alive and you survived!

@Janeygodley this is dependent on general practitioners listening to patients instead of making rash decisions and ignoring their concerns.

@Janeygodley because of conversations that I had on Twitter, I evaluated my extreme pain, went to the doctor, and discovered that I had multiple large uterine fibroids, one the size of my fist. I had previously for years pushed aside the pain because of how in real life, people don't discuss these issues or just call it normal period pain. Online people are more open and willing to discuss things that aren't normally said in public IRL spaces.

@Janeygodley
💚🙌💚 Healing blessings.

@Janeygodley
There definitely is a lot of good on 🐦 And you've done a lot yourself to raise awareness on #OvarianCancer too. I'm in awe of how you've come through it, in no small part due to #science and #medical Twitter.

@Janeygodley hello how are you doing?

@Janeygodley
Twitter certainly has many good qualities. Too bad it looks like it’s being destroyed. Maybe keep your account there and follow what you need but socialize here? I am sure as everyone finds their feet here important news will follow. Sorry for what you went through but so glad you are well now.

@[email protected] thank goodness you caught it. Thank goodness for the old Twitter.

@Janeygodley Yeah this kinda thing scares me to death. When a Dr. Choudhry died last year of it, I was concerned. I don't have these exact symptoms, but some other ones that could be explained by perimenopause (I'm 43), or uterine polyps, fibroids, or cancer (but the latter is rare). They don't test for ovarian cancer proactively, my female doctor told me.

@Janeygodley I, along with many others, am so glad you saw that tweet and got checked out. You've done amazingly and long may it continue.

@Janeygodley I'd suggest the lifesaver was following people who shared helpful content and particularly great of Julia to share her story. Twitter has been great for the people more than the tech. What Musk is doing may not break the tech but it threatens the community spirit and willingness of people to share

@Janeygodley This is what's driving me bonkers about the effective loss of the bird app. It's saved countless lives... I mourn it's passing.

@Janeygodley Well, I don’t know you, but I’m glad you caught that tweet and thus the cancer. That’s scary, how such a small thing can make the difference between life and death.

@Janeygodley # WOW! That is a great testament for Twitter! So glad you are here. I had a similar experience that I am just now recouping from. Being informed is important...best wishes.

@Janeygodley I remember giving a woman information on how to sign up for the ACA when it first opened and the website crashed. Her daughter had been unable to sign up, and the deadline was approaching. I gave her a phone number I had been given by the Obama Administration. Later, she messaged me and said that her daughter had been able to sign up. She was grateful. I thought, "Twitter is wonderful."