Yes it was deep and I’m grateful it was found so early and it was sorted. I had a batwing procedure and I must say the surgeon did a marvelous job and I had to have another operation because they didn’t get a clear margin but you can hardly tell I’ve had much done. I then had to have the chemo and radiotherapy. Wishing you all the best for tomorrow! X
I have had my mammo so now waiting for results…fingers crossed it will be all clear…xx
My fingers are still crossed KB
Hugs xx
thank you lozzarooney…xxxx
Hi KB,
I am in the same situation. I was diagnosed May last year and awaiting mine at the end of May. Like you say very aprehensive about the prospect.
Did the procedure hurt you? I am dreading them pumelling my already pulverised boob ! it still feels very tender almost a year on from surgery and cannot bear the thoght of it being welded between the metal sheets again.
Did you hear from your test yet?
debbie
xx
I hope it has all gone well.
My anniversary of the mammogram that started all of this is at the weekend and like you I am anxiously waiting for the letter. I am suprised to feel like I do as I have worked hard to get my life back on track after mx and chemo. I have ongoing herceptin but I went back to work as soon as chemo was over. This anniversary seems to be a bit of a post traumatic syndrome event - I keep thinking back to how it all made me feel and it is hard to stay positive. Others seem to think I will sail it which doesn’t help! It has been said you did it once, at the worst you will do it again. Not very reassuring!
Anyway hugs to you and it has helped me to know I am not alone in this anniversary bringing up feelings of vulnerability!
Kahren
Hi kb
I had my breast cancer 14 yrs ago,and like you I dreaded every mammogram,but knew it was important.After 10 yrs they discharged me and said I would have to go on the nhs mobile unit for mammograms every 3 yrs. Where I dreaded them every yr I now miss it as it gave me peace of mind.Its quite normal to be really concerned each time, it does get easy as the yrs go by.take care
Thank you all for your lovely comments…:)…xx
I will get my results on Monday the 13th of May.i did ring up the bc nurse for my results but she wouldnt give me them, she said i have to see my consultant on Monday. I wished she’d given me the results then i wouldn’t have a weekend of worrying and stewing over them. Hey ho…xxx
Will be thinking of you on Monday Karen
Sending squishy hugs
Lozza xx
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They’re still crossed for you x
Thanks Lozzarooney…xx
I hope someone sees this as i have forgotten how to start a new thread.
I am really worried now about getting my mammo results. Thing that’s bothering me is that a friend of mine who i keep in touch with was diagnosed the same day as me last year. We both had our annual mammograms on the same day, the 26th May this year, in fact i had mine earlier than hers. She’s had a letter saying that her mammo results are satisfactory and she doesnt need another one until next year. I however have heard nothing. I did have a letter before my mammo to see my surgeon so whether they just want to discuss hiw everything is going and they want to kill 2 birds with ine stine and tell me the results instead if sending me it in writing, i just dont know… My friends diagnosis was different from mine and she only had to have chemo and rads. Think she was triple neg but no nodes involved. She doesnt see her onc anymore and neither does she see the surgeon. I am still receiving treatment Herceptin so i guess thats why i am still seeing both the onc and the surgeon. But what is worrying me is if we are both treated at the same hospital then why havent i had a letter? I am now worrying that something is wrong which is why im getting my results via the surgeon tomorrow. If it had been satisfactory then ive if had a letter. I guess im worrying when i dont need to but since they wouldnt give me results over the phone and ive heard nothing in writing then im thinking the worst…xx
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Hi Karen, I can understand why you are worried. I too had to wait for my results from the surgeon rather than receive a letter - like you I had a scheduled appointment for a review. I also had a physical examination and felt quite reaassured to have a surgeon say that based on the exam and a clear mammo I had NED. Try not to worry too much, thinking of you and let us know how you get on
Helen
Thank you Helen, Im so pleased you were given the NED result… 
, i bet its a huge weight off your shoulders. I just think its strange that my mate has had a letter but i havent. I would have thought that if we are both treated at the same hospital that i should have had a letter too, even if it wasnt clear…but i suppose each case is different. her cancer wasnt has bad has mine…I guess im thinking negative. I think had there been anything wrong id have been called back…xx
Hi Karen, , Sorry to hear you are back in the scary “waiting for results” phase. I have just done this for my two years mammo (a bit late because I am busy having lipofill reconstruction at 4 monthly intervals and, wow, is it worth it, I almost have a matching pair of boobs again 
but they can’t do a mammo for 6 months after a lipofill graft, so I ended up with a mammo after a a year and the second time after two years and three months.)
Both times it took a couple of weeks to get the results, both times I assumed the worst - particularLy when they cancelled a lipofill pre op suddenly after my first one “on medical grounds” and I thought it meant they had seen something.
it didnt and they hadn’t. So no news doesn’t necessarily mean bad news, they are meant to let the BS do the consulting and break the news, so it may just be when he / she is first free.
Hang on in. We are bound to fear the worst, but the longer past we get, the easier it will hopefully get.
Sending hugs MG x
Thanks Mary Grace, what is a lipofil? i am very keen to have some sort of surgery to make both my breasts the same. I had WLE and now have a dent in the bottom of my boob so i was wondering if they can fill it out again by doing surgery? is that what lipofil means? i still have my cleavage and most of my right boob but it obviously does not match my left one? lol…x
Hi Karen, my dent is at the bottom too. They said it would be better to use lipofill than back muscles and things which are used to do reconstruction post mastectomy. basically they suck fat out using liposuction on thighs, stomach, bottom or wherever and inject it back to fill in the dent. I had a big chunk missing. They have to build it up gradually so it isn’t a one off fix, but then it is only a day surgery, tiny incisions with steristrips and some bruising afterwards. I am so delighted with it. Three lots and the damage is 90 to 90% sorted. I still wonder if we couldn’t do the bottom end of the scar a tiny bit more, the top is now almost invisible.
Mine was done as part of a trial, it had been available privately but not on the NHS at my hospital, my 3rd go will be the end of my part of the trial (I think), and they are in the process of contacting other people on their list who would benefit. Extra bonus is that I now have skinny thighs too
you have to wait one year after the end of radiotherapy until they will start it. The blood supply needs to re-establish to give he new cells the best change of taking, but basically it looks and feels exactly as it did presurgery ans is just a way for fixing some tissue scars using your own body cells so that your body doesnt reject them x
Hi all, id just like to say i got the results of my mammo and it was clear…i just now want to prevent the B???d from coming back…xx
Really pleased for you KB xxx
So pleased for you xxxx