In July on a follow up visit with my doctor for a virus she noticed I was over due for my mammography as well as herself! My BFF/Doctor suggested we do a buddy day and do our mammographies together! She said we will make it a fun day by following it with drinks and dinner!! She said quote on quote we will get our boobies squished and then go drink away the pain at happy hour!! LOL What an awesome idea and we looked so forward to doing this together! I scheduled the appointments for us and we went on August 29 2014. It was Labor day weekend so we didn't get results until the following Tuesday. Hers was negative Thank God! My showed a spiculated mass in left breast and needed to follow up with a sonogram. Sonogram confirmed mass and found suspicious findings in right as well. Biopsy followed and the news we all feared came in lobular invasive carcinoma in left and abnormal cells in right! Was sent immediately to surgeon and double mastectomy and reconstructive was scheduled for September 24 2014.Today and 2 weeks later post op I am very blessed and fortunate to have my doctor push me to do this with her!! If not for her and 6 months later it would have been much too late!! Yes you saved my life!! Doctor Roxanne Carfora / BFF! I can't urge you ladies enough the importance of routine mammographies! Not all breast cancers produce a lump as mine never did! No symptoms what so ever! How scary is that!! So please ladies you need to take this very seriously! I am 61 yrs old and looking so forward to celebrate many more!! I am waiting to see the oncologist to see what kind of treatment if any I will need!! I am praying that I will need none!! I am so grateful for all the support from my husband, family and friends without them I truly don't know how I would have gotten threw all this!! Forever grateful and much love to all. Jane
Jane PatrickRonkonkoma, NY
