Hello Ladies, and Gents.
I got my recall letter yesterday. I had a routine mammogram a couple of weeks ago. I'm 50 next month. Did have a mammogram a couple of years ago which turned out to be nothing.
Totally shocked about the recall. Played on my mind so I called the nurse. I am afraid I am the sort of person who likes things sorted, thinks too much and I realise I am not good at this sort of thing.
The nurse told me that I had asymmetry on the left breast and denser tissue (same breast ) in the central area. I went of course to examine myself and could tell what she referred to. I hadn't noticed it before. The left breast felt fuller slightly and firmer. The breast tissue had changed since my last scan a couple of years ago. I did ask her for information on this point.
She also said the sensible things like this could be changes associated with peri-menopause etc / aging breasts. This did help and I did feel better for asking weirdly. More informed which ticks my box of liking to know.
This is so stupid because I only received the letter yesterday and I have to wait a couple of weeks until my next scan / tests.
What isn't helping is that I have a weird heaviness in my chest which I've had for about four months now which I've put down to GERD / indigestion. I've just started dieting and exercise to try and loose a bit of weigh. I'm not too bad but 'average' I guess. I couldn't see that this was a breast cancer symptom however. I didn't tell the nurse this. Felt too stupid. I assume(d) that is is associated with being a little overweight. This is really stupid considering there are people here who are really not having a good time for very significant reasons.
Why can't I tell my monkey brain to stop this silly chatter?! Its like a perverted fantasy - basically worry, which isn't helping.
