It's been a year since I had a routine mammogram, at a mobile unit, during which, after the 4 views had been taken and she had had a look at the screen, the radiographer said she just wanted to do one additional view. Afterwards she followed me out to tell me that some people got called back and there could be many reasons why, so not to worry if I got a call back. I did worry, precisely because she had said this as I suspected that she had spotted what might be a cancer and taken an additional image of it. I did get a call back and it was left breast cancer. I've since had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy and I am on Letrozole.
Today I had my first yearly follow up mammogram at the hospital where I was treated. The radiographer did the 4 views, looked at the screen and said she just wanted to do an extra view (on the right breast). Now I am worrying that history is repeating itself! Are there other reasons why she might have taken the extra image? It's going to be a long 3 weeks waiting for the results....
