Mammogram- no breast

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Hi. I have a mammogram and mri scan booked tomorrow, I am so scared, worried they’ll find something especially as I’m still undergoing radiotherapy. 

Just wondered how a mammogram is undertaken on my no breast side? 

Thank you ladies xx 

  • Hello,  they will do the mammogram on the side with the breast only.  Take care and hope you get a great report.

    Barbara 

  • They just do a mammogram on the healthy side. 

    Make sure you book in with the nurse and they will check over the mastectomy site. They didn’t do that when I had a mammogram - it was just a ‘routine’ mammogram. 

    I went back and saw the head nurse and she checked it over by feeling etc