Breast screens are so important
Hi
It was time for my 2 yearly mammogram, my GP and I had been using a combination of mammogram and ultrasound for screening.
The mammogram was all clear but the ultrasound found a small change i...
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Hi Ronnie
I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis. You are very lucky to be sensitive about your body and have the listening and caring medicos available to you.
You are right, many ladies have no idea - and why would they unless they have heard about BC from others ? We are all in the dark until it happens to us or someone close.
We are also taught to have our doctors 'on a pedestal' and not query things - this attitude needs to be changed as well because we know our bodies best.
Unfortunately we are all different and sometimes the mammograms simply cannot detect things. The BreastScreen 'screening' mammogram is different from the 'diagnostic' one we get following a BC diagnosis. Many GPs simply won't order an ultrasound and in fact in my case the lady doing the ultrasound said it was 'useless' in my particular case.
Good on you for encouraging ladies to keep on going if they feel something is not right. Education is the key, I think.
Good luck for your surgery and recovery.
Have a happy and safe festive season.
Summer :-)