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Mammogram after lumpectomy
Hi fellow bc friends, I had a lumpectomy & sentinel node biopsy in Jan 2020 followed by 4 weeks radiation. Currently taking Tamoxifen & generally coping pretty well considering the weird year we’ve ha...
Hi @Jo_H, when I was in your situation,I took 2 panadol about an hour before my mammogram. It might help a bit. You might find the ultrasound is worse than the mammo as they roll it back n forwards over your breast. So yes,tell the radiographer up front and she’ll hopefully be more gentle with you. The first one is hard and the anticipation is probably worse than the actual test.Keep busy till Monday.xx