My yearly mammograms had been normal...in
October I received my yearly reminder and almost skipped it after listening to recent new medical advisories about how often to have mammograms done. Thank God my doctor didn't support those new recommendations and insisted I have it done. My mammogram resulted in call backs for more tests on both breasts..then ultrasounds on both...then biopsys on both. I had a double mastectomy December 13. The tumor was very small an not in my lymph nodes and was scored as stage 1. My Oncotype score was higher than the oncologist expected so I began chemo two weeks ago. It scares me to think what would have happened had I skipped my yearly mammogram. Don't put it off or listen to the new medical studies that recommend every other year, etc. I had to symptoms, felt no lumps, and had a normal mammogram the previous year. Tomorrow I go for my second chemo treatment. Two down, six more to go! Pami
Crawfordville, FL