Mammogram/Ultrasound/MRI or all of the above
A milestone last Friday. Visited my surgeon and had the last of my stitches out. Now I only need to see him every year for a mammogram on my remaining breast. Since that breast is as lumpy as a ba...
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My 2 yearly mammogram detected my IDC in July 2011. Even with ultrasound precision I still could not feel the lump (14mm) just under the skin. I had skin puckering but I hadn't noticed that at all.
I intend to have both mammogram and ultrasound each year from now on.
I am now 6 weeks post radiation treatment. The skin looks a fairly good colour, wounds healed up well. With a full axillary clearance the fluid isn't draining and I have 'congestion' in the breast. I need to make sure it doesn't turn in to lymphodema. I have to massage my breast twice a day - weird! :)
Jenny