Every time I go for a mammogram - they come back and say there is something we don't like - you need to go for a follow-up. Every time I go back, they do their thing, and determine that it is just dense tissue. So last November, when they came back and said they wanted to do the follow-up, I rebelled. I can't afford to take the time off work - it's always nothing - I'm not doing it. My doctor wasn't very happy - but compromised and said I could do a six month follow-up. I went today, and happily - there was absolutely nothing.
I don't understand why they can't do just a little bit of extra at my yearly mammogram, instead of calling me back. Maybe it wouldn't be so frustrating if it didn't happen EVERY SINGLE TIME! But I know ultimately that it is better to be safe than sorry, and if it ever turn out to be cancer, I will be glad that I went. So, ladies, (and gentlemen persuade those ladies in your life - wives, mothers, sisters, friends...) if you haven't been for a while - get a mammogram. It's inconvenient, it's uncomfortable, and a real pain - sometimes literally - but it's worth the effort.
I almost forgot the best part of the day - when she pulled out the gown for me to put on - she didn't have to go find the ultra large size. A regular gown fit just fine, and I was even able to tie it when I sat out in the waiting room while they determined whether I would need the additional sonogram or anything else. I don't ever remember fitting into a regular hospital gown. If I ever have to go back in to the hospital, that is a good thing to know!!! (And with my track record, it's more a matter of when than if - lol!)
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