Hi there
I have been having mammograms since the age of 40 ( am now 62) as I thought I felt a lump but was told I just had lumpy dense breasts.I was never told that dense breasts was in fact an extra risk factor for breast cancer.
I initially went to a private breast clinic in Sydney and every time would also have an ultrasound on both breasts and a breast surgeon would examine my breasts.
When I retired I started going to a free Breastscreen NSW clinic and although I had mammograms twice in a 4 year period they didn’t pick anything up.
I found a lump myself ( by accident , I regret to say I was not in the habit of examining my breasts myself).
it turned out to be lobular and 5.5cm resulting in a need for a mastectomy.
I don’t have the energy to agitate with Breastscreen about it right now while I am still undergoing treatment, but I do feel somewhat upset.
Over and above the usual I mean!
