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So ... I received a Breastscreen NSW reminder for my 2 yearly mammogram!
Who else has received their Mammogram Reminder after being diagnosed & treated? Last week, I was a bit surprised to receive a reminder to have my 2 yearly mammogram as I thought there might be some...
Hi @kmakm I was surprised that they had the capacity but weren't using it but my tumour was originally picked up with an ultrasound. So I didn't push the 3D issue. I was scheduled for an ultrasound straight after the mammogram anyway.
After they found it originally in Feb 2018 with the ultrasound (private clinic) they shuttled me straight into the mammogram room again for a 3D. It was visible on 3D but not 2D. Good old anecdotal evidence hey? Who needs a trial/study??
Hi @afraser I meant to ask the surgeon when I went back 2 weeks later for my results but completely slipped my mind.
I've asked various doctors at various stages through my treatment why I didn't get MRI, CT, PET or any other kind of scan to see whether there were tumours elsewhere. No one gave me a definitive answer. Mostly it was, "not necessary". I know it was a small tumour but still, it was grade 3 and pretty aggressive. If someone had said, it's a matter of cost, I would have been straight on it and said, don't care, I'll pay out of pocket. Generally they avoided the question.
After they found it originally in Feb 2018 with the ultrasound (private clinic) they shuttled me straight into the mammogram room again for a 3D. It was visible on 3D but not 2D. Good old anecdotal evidence hey? Who needs a trial/study??
Hi @afraser I meant to ask the surgeon when I went back 2 weeks later for my results but completely slipped my mind.
I've asked various doctors at various stages through my treatment why I didn't get MRI, CT, PET or any other kind of scan to see whether there were tumours elsewhere. No one gave me a definitive answer. Mostly it was, "not necessary". I know it was a small tumour but still, it was grade 3 and pretty aggressive. If someone had said, it's a matter of cost, I would have been straight on it and said, don't care, I'll pay out of pocket. Generally they avoided the question.