mammogram after breast reduction and LCIS

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mammogram after breast reduction and LCIS

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I have been on this forum before and everyone seems to be sooo supportive. Right now I am really nervous about something. I am having to do a mammogram in a few weeks after having breast reduction surgery and them finding LCIS in 1 breast. So now I am going in for my 6 month check up and having to do a baseline all over again. I am 47 years old, diagnosed with LCIS, pre-menopausal and have been trying to get myself to try the tomox (dr wants me to, but I have worried about it). So now I am like starting to feel really panicky over this mammogram- what if they find something???? I am so freaked out about it everytime I think about it. I know I need to think positively but sometimes I am one that looks at the glass half empty. The dr told me a month ago to schedule the mammo for end of June. Well I did not schedule it until today and they got me in in 2 weeks, had a few cancellations. So basically I was putting it off and not schedulling it because of worry. i start thinking about the fact that i have 3 kids under the age of 13 and what would they do without me. i know i am taking this too far when we don't even know anything. This whole thing has been a lot for me to swallow, however it certainly has helped to have so many other people out there going through the same thing and more and hear how they are dealing with it. Thanks for letting me spout!!!!!

TenderIsOurMight

Hi,



You're certainly not alone in putting off a mammogram and followup visit due to fear, but now you've got it scheduled in less than two weeks and you are soliciting encouragement from this forum too. Having those three children is a driving factor for knowledge and health which is why you're pushing yourself. LCIS is a marker for heightened risk, so consideration of the Tamoxifen may be a good idea.



You might want to post on the LCIS thread, a little farther down for some ideas and additional support. I know how hard it is to push through fear, so good for you!



All the best,

Tender