I’ve waited so long to go in for a six-month follow-up mammogram and ultrasound on my right breast that the doctor’s orders for it have expired. So I had my doctor re-do the order, and went in. Since it’s been 10 months, the mammogram tech asks if I’d like to go ahead and get the left breast imaged, as well, since it’s close to a year since my last mammogram,
So after we get the orders corrected, she images both my right and left breast, and ushers me across the hallway to the ultrasound room. They are “keeping an eye on” a spot on my right breast, so I’ll have an ultrasound and mammogram every six months of that breast. The ultrasound tech images both breasts - the mammogram had revealed a spot on my left breast that hadn’t been there before.
When you have a mammogram and ultrasound appointment at the same time, you get to see a radiologist, live and in person, to deliver the “all’s clear.” So after she’s finished with the test, the ultrasound tech goes out to get the radiologist.
The first indication that something is wrong is when the ultrasound tech comes in, followed by Jen, the nurse navigator, and the radiologist.
Now, I’ve done enough informational pieces and stories on the Women’s Diagnostic Center to know that they bring Jen into the equation when further testing is needed.
They’re concerned about the spot on my left breast. Can I come in for a biopsy the next week?
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