How soon is your first mammo done

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florida2015
florida2015 Member Posts: 186
edited June 2015 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

My RO said since they found it in February I will get next mammo done then. That seems too long. Any thoughts

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited May 2015

    My first mammo was 1 year after DX.

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  • tgtg
    tgtg Member Posts: 266
    edited May 2015

    Surgeon said to schedule the first post-op mammo (bilateral) a year from the recall mammo + U/S., (which put me back on my pre-diagnosis mammo schedule).

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  • 70charger
    70charger Member Posts: 963
    edited May 2015

    Mine was 6 months after finishing Rads.


     

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  • Sjacobs146
    Sjacobs146 Member Posts: 770
    edited May 2015

    mine is scheduled in September. That's about 6 months post rads and one year post surgery.

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  • vettegirl
    vettegirl Member Posts: 235
    edited May 2015

    Mine is Tomorrow.  One year and 6 months since original diagnosis, finished Chemo 13 months ago, finished rads 8 months ago....last surgery 2.5 weeks ago.....major exchange with lat flap Dec 29.

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  • labelle
    labelle Member Posts: 721
    edited May 2015

    Scheduled for 6 1/2 months after I finished RADs, will be 11 months from my original diagnosis.

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  • molly1976
    molly1976 Member Posts: 403
    edited May 2015

    Mine is going to be 6 months after diagnosis. Wonder what the difference in protocol is based on?

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  • labelle
    labelle Member Posts: 721
    edited May 2015

    Radiation makes a difference from what I've been told. They do not want to do a mammo if you've just completed RADS. It will light up like a Xmas tree. It takes awhile for the radiation to leave your system making a mammo too soon after RADS pretty worthless. At least that is my understanding. My doctor wants a look as soon as possible and that apparently is 6 months post RADS.

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  • angelia50
    angelia50 Member Posts: 381
    edited May 2015

    mine was 6 months after uni mastectomy. That could be because I do have calcifications on that side. Had it biopsied prior to the mastectomy on the other side but they are going to watch it very closely. Also, since I had a lift on that side, they said the next one will actually be a new baseline one for ongoing. Now, it will probably kick out every time due to scar tissue from the lift, even if other things are ok. The gift that just keeps on giving.

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  • SweetThing
    SweetThing Member Posts: 18
    edited May 2015

    Mine was 1 year after original biopsy and about 7 months after completing radiation. My BS said the breast needed time to heal.

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  • Nancy2581
    Nancy2581 Member Posts: 1,234
    edited May 2015

    hmmm I have a diagnostic mammo and ultrasound scheduled for next month. This is 3 months after rads, but a year since diagnosis? Am I going to light up like a Christmas tree?

    Nancy

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  • labelle
    labelle Member Posts: 721
    edited May 2015

    I don't know, but that's what I was told when I asked why wait so long. I have to travel quite a ways to my breast center and asked why I couldn't have the post surgery mammo done when I was there already, but they said I have to wait at least 6 months after finishing RADS or that Xmas tree thing!

    Sometimes I wonder about our doctors. You read so many things on here and it seems different doctors tell us all different things. Some days I'm pretty sure they make it up as they go along!

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  • Tresjoli2
    Tresjoli2 Member Posts: 868
    edited June 2015

    My RO is making me have a mammo 4 weeks after surgery before I start RADs. I don't know why yet.

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