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I have just turned 50 on the 2nd Jan and my friend reminded me that I should get a mammogram. I went and had a mammogram. I had no family history of breast cancer so was surprised that I got a call...
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Like you...I just turned 50. I actually had my mammogram on my actual birthday and was calling it the "birthday mammogram". I had regular mammograms for a number of years, so why think this one would be any different? After my mammogram the technician said have a seat and the radioloigst will quickly view your films to see if anything is needed. She came back and said they wanted magnification views of my left breast, I still was not concerned as in the past I had a cyst and was assuming I had developed another. She came back shortly thereafter an said they wanted to do an ultrasound, I was still calm until the tech left and returned with the radiologist...who scanned me and said I needed a biopsy. Long story short, 17/1 mammo, 20/1 biopsy, 22/1 diagnosis, 12/2 L mx with immediate recon DIEP. So a roller coaster to say the least.