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First Mammogram with Lymphoedema in breast
Hi All
Just wondering if anyone in this group has LD in their breast and how they went with mammograms? My first one after initial surgery, radiation etc is scheduled for early October and I had h...
Hi Kari
my advice is to tell the radiographer before they start of your concerns. Ask them to use the hand dial on the machine rather than the foot pedal, this gives them more control and a slower compression. I had a lady who was particularly unsympathetic resulting in me fainting with the pain she caused. Later in the day a different lady then redid my mammogram and it did not hurt at all! She didn't even compress the breast as much.
So dont worry speak up all the best.
Janine xx