Missed on Mammogram

I am so so sorry that happened to you....

I can't imagine it happening to anyone....I see above me it DOES happen to many......horrible process. 

Hi,

I literally had a lump appear in my lymph nodes, I'm 46 so hadn't had any mammograms, when they did them they struggled to find anything in my breast, it was only when scanned for a while did they find something and a biopsy showed it was cancer, and even now nothing is showing.

Hi yes it baffles me too as mine was attached to my muscle so had obviously been there a while, just makes you anxious as I thought mammograms were supposed to detect them. A Doctor in work told me it couldn’t be anything sinister as my mammogram was only 9 months earlier and the surgery wasn’t going to refer me to the breast clinic as the lump moved but then said let’s refer you just to be sure, so glad she did XxxX

Yes it is scary, I worry how many people are walking round with it thinking they are  ok  for another 3 yrs  XxxX

wow good job  you had it checked out, I don’t think I’m ever going to be confident again, I will always be anxious and just hope the treatment keeps it away. I’ve never felt  ill and that’s what scares me the most .XxxX

Yeah good job she did thankfully, when I last saw my GP about the burning sensations and nipple problem he said he wouldn’t even examine me, he said you know your body so that’s good enough for me, let’s get a referral done soon as, so glad he did, it’s just upsetting knowing something nasty had been there all along, growing when it should have been detected one way or another x

Thank goodness you’ve got a good GP. That’s how I felt, thinking I didn’t know how long I had it, apparently it can grow for years before you feel a lump. My sister-in-law was lucky, hers was detected when she just had abnormal cells, so she had it dealt with straight away. XxxX

I’m sorry you’ve had this diagnosis and hope your well on your way to knowing your treatment plan by now, sending positive vibes.

I had my mammogram in January and was diagnosed the following November. I have Lobular BC which doesn’t show well on mammogram. I was extremely angry at myself for not checking myself (even though I work in oncology and should know better!) we are always told that a clear mammogram never means we shouldn’t continue to check ourselves regularly, since my diagnosis I’ve tried really hard to educate my family and friends, I want them to learn from my mistake…..why didn’t I check myself

Hi, yes I’m coming to the end now, 2 more radiotherapy sessions next week left and then a Zometa infusion in June. I’ve been telling everyone to check themselves too, I used to take the minutes in MDT meetings and BC was discussed for several Patients but I never in a million years thought I’d become a bc patient, thought it was something that only happened to other people.  I’ve told them I’m not doing minutes anymore lol don’t want to hear about it. What’s your role in Oncology. XxxX 

It’s crazy isn’t it, we of all people should know better! I honestly can’t believe I didn’t check myself and constantly question myself as to why . Even if only one person learns from my mistake then it’s worth me (gently) lecturing them. I’m an assistant practitioner in an oncology and haematology chemotherapy unit and like you never in a million years did I think I’d become my own patient!

im so pleased your almost at the end, how long have you been off work? X