Mammogram

Mittensandmedwick
Mittensandmedwick Member Posts: 85
in Breast Cancer #1
Hi ladies I was wondering if everyone who had breast cancer surgery have had a follow up mammogram within the first 6 months. I thought I have heard that most everyone has had their 1st one within 6 months of surgery. The reason I am asking is my dr told me they do not do the first one until a year after surgery. This seems kind of strange to me and I am kind of concerned about it. I don't know the protocol so I would appreciate any suggestions

Thanks
Patricia

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  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #2
    NOPE!
    My first mammo on remaining side was a year post DX (8/'09) and I have an annual mammo since.
    Different types of BC are different so need to be dealt differently. Different Drs have different ideas of what NEEDS to be done individually.
  • ksf56
    ksf56 Member Posts: 202
    #3
    My mammo
    My Dr believes in having mammos 1 year post diagnosis. It allows for about 3 months post radiation for some healing to happen first. I'm very glad that I had to wait till then - I was still quite tender, actually, I still am at 8 months after. I think it's totally about your own situation and dr's preference.

    Karen
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #4
    I thought (CAN"T remeber for
    I thought (CAN"T remeber for sure) I had one every 6mths and they were just stretching it out to year now (after 4 yrs post lumpectomy) but had issues to must stay with 6 mths mammos for now..

    Denise
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #5
    Rague said:

    NOPE!
    My first mammo on remaining side was a year post DX (8/'09) and I have an annual mammo since.
    Different types of BC are different so need to be dealt differently. Different Drs have different ideas of what NEEDS to be done individually.

    I had mine within 6 months,
    I had mine within 6 months.
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #6
    disneyfan2008 said:

    I thought (CAN"T remeber for
    I thought (CAN"T remeber for sure) I had one every 6mths and they were just stretching it out to year now (after 4 yrs post lumpectomy) but had issues to must stay with 6 mths mammos for now..

    Denise

    It was every
    It was every 6 months for me.In January I have my annual mammo.This is after my dx on Aug 2009.So almost 3 years I was going every 6 months now annually.I'm glad it was every 6 months because one benign tumor was found during that time and a few other times I had a few scares that turned out to be just that.A scare!!!!!

    I still see my oncologist every 6 months for marker tests and checkups.

    Lynn Smith
  • camul
    camul Member Posts: 2,537
    #7
    Mine was almost 1 1/2 years
    I had surgery at about a year then it was 6 months from the last exchange surgery.
  • Mittensandmedwick
    Mittensandmedwick Member Posts: 85
    #8
    camul said:

    Mine was almost 1 1/2 years
    I had surgery at about a year then it was 6 months from the last exchange surgery.

    Thanks ladies after reading
    Thanks ladies after reading your posts I feel a little less concerned. I am still fairly new to all of this so I appreciate all the support it is truly nice to have people totally understand what we are dealing with.

    Thanks
    Patricia
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #9
    Mittensandmedwick said:

    Thanks ladies after reading
    Thanks ladies after reading your posts I feel a little less concerned. I am still fairly new to all of this so I appreciate all the support it is truly nice to have people totally understand what we are dealing with.

    Thanks
    Patricia

    6 months after radiation
    I had my first post breast cancer mammo 6 months after my last radiation treatment which made the mammo date just a little over a year after my surgery. They told me there were so many changes after radiation that they wait 6 months. I now have a yearly mammogram and a yearly breast MRI, 6 months between them.

    Suzanne
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #10
    Mittensandmedwick said:

    Thanks ladies after reading
    Thanks ladies after reading your posts I feel a little less concerned. I am still fairly new to all of this so I appreciate all the support it is truly nice to have people totally understand what we are dealing with.

    Thanks
    Patricia

    I had mammo's every 6 months
    I had mammo's every 6 months and just now am on the yearly mammo. I also have an ultrasound and a MRI yearly too.


    Hugs, Angie
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #11
    Mittensandmedwick said:

    Thanks ladies after reading
    Thanks ladies after reading your posts I feel a little less concerned. I am still fairly new to all of this so I appreciate all the support it is truly nice to have people totally understand what we are dealing with.

    Thanks
    Patricia

    I had a mammo, ultrasound
    I had a mammo, ultrasound and MRI every six months. Now I am every year for all of those tests. I think every onco is different and may order them every six months or maybe once a year.

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