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  • pink header with text reading 2024 mammogram results. Photo of author in a pink gown giving a thumbs up.
    Breast Cancer

    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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  • Candles, pink flowers, and bath salts. Text over reads Scanxiety Supports: Before, during, and after
    Breast Cancer

    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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  • Rose background with text in front "2023 Mammogram, Imaging Again, really?"
    Breast Cancer

    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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  • Photo of Statue of Liberty and cloudy sky. Biopsy, not on my list of summer fun
    Breast Cancer

    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. 

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    Breast Cancer

    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 Cancer

    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 Cancer

    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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    Breast Cancer

    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. 

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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.

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    Breast MRIs : What are they like?

    After my initial Breast Cancer diagnosis, my surgeon ordered a breast MRI for me. It was quite an involved imaging test, and there were a few things about the process that surprised me. If you are facing a breast MRI, I hope that this post can help you prepare better for this procedure.

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