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07-20-2021 05:24 PM
Women are advised now to wait 30 days after vaccine to get mamms. My radiology ctr asked me when I was vaxxed and in what arm. Swollen lymph nodes are very common after the vaxx, giving false positives that something is wrong. I doubt most radiology ctrs are doing mamms if the vaccine was less than 30 days ago.
07-20-2021 06:05 PM
It is ALWAYS welcome to see positive threads such as yours here! Congratulions!😊
~~~All we need is LOVE💖
07-20-2021 06:25 PM
@chrystaltree wrote:I had my yearly mammogram 3 weeks ago and a few days later I got the call to come back for a diagnostic mammogram and a breast ultrasound. I didn't tell hubby or anyone except my friend who is a physician. I didn't want to worry anyone and 3 weeks was such a long time to wait. My friend explained it's not uncommon and 90% of the time repeat mammograms show nothing or it's something benign like a cyst. I didn't panic or overreact but I did think about it when things were quiet.. I'm fortunate, just a tiny little cyst. Of no significance at all. Much too tiny to think about removing and unlikely to change. No follow up, just continue with my yearly mammograms. It's a big relief.
So happy to hear you had a good outcome. That is not a call any of us like getting.
Same thing happened to me this year a couple of weeks before I had set my retirement date. My mind went to a bad place for a bit, but I was lucky to get an appointment same week as call. Said it was a cyst. What I did not expect was the $800 bill for the ultrasound. Ugh. But better that than the alternative.
07-20-2021 06:27 PM
@kate2357 wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:I had my yearly mammogram 3 weeks ago and a few days later I got the call to come back for a diagnostic mammogram and a breast ultrasound. I didn't tell hubby or anyone except my friend who is a physician. I didn't want to worry anyone and 3 weeks was such a long time to wait. My friend explained it's not uncommon and 90% of the time repeat mammograms show nothing or it's something benign like a cyst. I didn't panic or overreact but I did think about it when things were quiet.. I'm fortunate, just a tiny little cyst. Of no significance at all. Much too tiny to think about removing and unlikely to change. No follow up, just continue with my yearly mammograms. It's a big relief.
So happy to hear you had a good outcome. That is not a call any of us like getting.
Same thing happened to me this year a couple of weeks before I had set my retirement date. My mind went to a bad place for a bit, but I was lucky to get an appointment same week as call. Said it was a cyst. What I did not expect was the $800 bill for the ultrasound. Ugh. But better that than the alternative.
Your health insurnce didnt pay for the follow up??
07-20-2021 06:29 PM
WOW, @chrystaltree, I could have written this exact same post myself, although my experience was many years ago. I told NO ONE. I had to wait a long time for the follow-up so I did begin to get a little panicky. I made an appt. with my doctor, who was also a friend, and although he was generally a man of few words he really stepped up and calmed me right down. I remember it so well and I'm grateful to him to this very day. Thank you, Ben.
07-20-2021 06:38 PM
I went for a mammogram yesterday morning. Later in the day I found out that all was ok. Last year after my mammogram I got a call the next day, so the following day I had to go for the diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Thankfully, all was ok after that. Glad you're ok!
07-20-2021 06:39 PM
I am so glad that you received good news.
I totally understand not informing family members, why worry them needlessly.
07-20-2021 06:41 PM
@Just Bling wrote:That is great news....
Did you know the percentage of women that actually go for their mammograms is less than 50%.....I was amazed when the nurse told me that.
Not going doesn't mean nothing is wrong.
I have a friend that has never had a mammogram. I will not get into her reasons why, since that is not what this thread is about.
So far it has worked out for her, but I would not be able to take not knowing. I am like clock work. I get a mammogram every year. Even last year during COVID.
07-20-2021 06:41 PM
@Luvsmyfam I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in getting that dreaded call back, with bad news. I also had early stage breast cancer (15 years ago!) and radiation and medication. I hope you are doing well. Take care.
07-20-2021 07:00 PM
i am doing fine now and thank you for your kind words wiscfan3
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