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Breast Ultrasounds: Why They’re Ordered & What It’s Like to Get One
I’ve had more breast ultrasounds than I can count so, it’s easy to forget how unfamiliar they can feel at first. In this post, I’m sharing what they’re like, why they’re ordered, and a few ways to prepare that have helped me feel more at ease.
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2024 Mammogram Results
At the end of January 2024, I headed back to the breast imaging center for my first screening mammogram since being diagnosed with DCIS in the fall of 2019.
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Scanxiety Supports: Before, During, and After
If you are facing imaging and feeling anxious- you are not alone! Many of us contend with scanxiety, whether we are heading into imaging or another doctor’s appointment. As I approach my mammograms, I do some things to plan for and live with the scanxiety. I’ve been through these anxious times before, so I wanted to be proactive rather than…
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Mammogram 2023: Imaging Again, Really?
After the adventures in imaging, biopsies, and surgery in the summer of 2022, I was not looking forward to my January 2023 mammogram. Not that I ever look forward to getting my breast imaging done!
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Another Biopsy: Not On My List of 2022 Summer Fun!
A biopsy wasn’t on my list of summer fun. And yet, here I am, three years after my first abnormal mammogram, facing another biopsy. I’m not excited.Â
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Do You Have Dense Breasts?
Breast density is an important measurement to be aware of for several reasons. One is that mammograms are not as effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts. Another reason is that people with dense breasts have an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
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Breast Imaging Focus: What Is A Diagnostic Mammogram?
Diagnostic mammograms offer more detailed pictures to the radiologists of findings in our breasts. When might one be ordered for us? What is the experience like?
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Breast Imaging Focus: What is a Screening Mammogram?
What is a screening mammogram, and at what age should we start getting them? What is it like to get one and how do we understand the results? In this post, I share some my experiences and a lot of research about mammograms.
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It’s Been Two Years Since I Finished DCIS Treatment-It feels Like Forever Ago, and Just Yesterday
Two years ago today, I walked out of my last radiation treatment for DCIS. It feels like forever ago and just yesterday.Â
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Eighteen-Month Imaging after my Lumpectomy: Bilateral Mammogram with a Surprise Ultrasound
My eighteen-month imaging after my lumpectomy was scheduled to be a single mammogram on my right breast. This was the one that had DCIS in 2019. I ended up getting a bilateral mammogram with lots of images taken, followed by a series of ultrasounds.
