Call back
Hello ladies.Well I am nearly at the 5 year mark and have just received a call back on my mammogram.Has anyone had a recurrence after a mastectomy and chemo,in the other breast? I know I'm reading too...
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Hello @Robynw
Sorry you are facing such a long wait. I did have a call back second last mammogram/ultrasound on my remaining breast. Luckily I only had to wait a couple of days.
It turns out that the mammogram had detected a lymph node in a bit of a different spot. It had not shown up on previous mammograms apparently. They asked the ultrasound operator to check it but she did not get the right spot so they called me back to reultrasound. All along they were just being thorough but were pretty sure it was just a lymph node. Unfortunately this was not communicated to me until after the second ultrasound which did indeed confirm that it was just a perfectly normal lymph node.
I think they will always check us more closely (and that is a good thing) so sometimes that means the extra worry of a call back. Paula is right. The chance of a new primary (a different thing from a recurrence of your original cancer in your mastectomy side), especially while you are on hormone therapy, is pretty low. I hope you can put this aside and enjoy Christmas with your family. I bet those grandchildren are growing fast! Let us know how it goes. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Sending hugs. Deanne xxx
Sorry you are facing such a long wait. I did have a call back second last mammogram/ultrasound on my remaining breast. Luckily I only had to wait a couple of days.
It turns out that the mammogram had detected a lymph node in a bit of a different spot. It had not shown up on previous mammograms apparently. They asked the ultrasound operator to check it but she did not get the right spot so they called me back to reultrasound. All along they were just being thorough but were pretty sure it was just a lymph node. Unfortunately this was not communicated to me until after the second ultrasound which did indeed confirm that it was just a perfectly normal lymph node.
I think they will always check us more closely (and that is a good thing) so sometimes that means the extra worry of a call back. Paula is right. The chance of a new primary (a different thing from a recurrence of your original cancer in your mastectomy side), especially while you are on hormone therapy, is pretty low. I hope you can put this aside and enjoy Christmas with your family. I bet those grandchildren are growing fast! Let us know how it goes. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Sending hugs. Deanne xxx