Breast Thermography instead of mammogram?

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Good morning!

as my 1st annual mammogram and check up has been cancelled, I’ve been looking round to see if a mammogram is available privately but it seems they’ve all been stopped and their resources channelled into the nhs. (As I’m a private patient the nhs doesn’t know about me)

I did find a company called medscan who do thermographic breast imaging and it sounds very positive. My health insurance doesn’t extend to this so I’ll have to pay myself, it’s around £2/300.

has anyone had any experience of this type of scan and would it be worth it?

ive asked about reverting to the nhs but my gp says I won’t be seen until next year at the earliest as they are trying to clear their own backlog, unless I need an urgent referral which would then be a new condition.

  • Hi ,

    Just found your post... how did you get on, did you do anything about this?

    I am sure by now many private places will or are doing mammograms.  I think there are many different types of mammograms now, including 3-D and ultra-sound, many say for the larger lady ultra-sound is very good. 

    Any sweet, just wondering how you have got on.

    Sending love and hugs xxx

    I'm hoping this makes sense - only my mind says one thing and my fingers type whatever they like x