Mammo on 12/31 - should I be nervous?

LauraA17

I had a mammogram on 12/31 and am waiting on results. The tech took (what seemed like) several digital photos, then came back and took even more while positioning me different ways. As I walked away, I saw the screen and there were several pronounced, bright white splotchy areas. I had told her before we started that the was an "itchy/burning" on the outside of my left breast. She seemed to be focusing more on my right breast, though. I had my thyroid removed in 2007 due to pre-cancerous cells found. Should I be worried?

Moderators

Hi Laura, welcome to Breastcancer.org!

Our advice is try not to worry too much at least until you have your results, as those white spots could be a number of things, not always cancerous masses. Please read What Mammograms Show: Calcifications, Cysts, Fibroadenomas from the main Breastcancer.org site where you'll learn more about the different benign masses that can come from testing.

Hoping for benign results.

The Mods