Yearly mammogram

Life after a breast cancer diagnosis Living with breast cancer
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Hi All I just had what I’d call a confusing appointment with yet another consultant! She didn’t know why I was there? I said possibly the BC nurses had arranged it as I’m having a hard time with letrozole it’s causing all sorts of problems with my joints,moods etc and also my follow up mammogram(first one after surgery) is nearly 3 months late! She said she’d arrange it asap which is fine,then she said it would be 2 yearly after that? The original hospital said it would be yearly for 5 years? I also asked about me having a partial ovary left and she told me it doesn’t matter as you need oestrogen for you’re bones? I had hormone receptive bc so that left me a little confused as well? Anyone else dealt with changing hospitals and getting conflicting information 

thank you 

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Hi Lynn

As if we don’t have enough problems without conflicting information! You didn’t say if she had a suggestion for the letrazole? Your questions seem appropriate for the nurses so I’d suggest ringing the number above - the service is excellent and very reassuring - or pasting your post in the Ask The Nurses section where you will get a professional opinion. All I can say is I was told it would be an annual mammogram for 5 years and, if you weren’t offered zoledronate treatment for your bones, maybe your bc was not highly oestrogen positive and the risk is low for you. But a guess isn’t as helpful as a nurse’s opinion. I hope you get some reassurance xx