Hi, Lisa,
I always have mixed feelings about the mammogram joke -- on the one
hand, humor is one of the cancerer's greatest survival tools, but
I'm always afraid that women reading it may be unnecessarily scared
off from getting the mammogram they need! Like so many tests, we
wish we could avoid them completely, but they sure beat the
alternative! :-)
Anyhow, about your question... They don't do mammograms on the
mastectomy breast -- supposedly, there is no tissue left to scan!
If, like me, one has had reconstruction in both breasts (to help
make them match), they will still do the mammogram with the implant,
just much more carefully! And it sometimes requires an extra shot or
two. Love, Joicy
>Kathleen,
>I am curious as to how they do a mammogram after one has implants. I am only 27
>and never had a mammogram but I do not look forward to it after that hideous
>email about the preparatory excercises that we all got the other day! I was
>thinking that if someone has implants they would surely pop if they had a
>mammogram! Right? I know it's kind of a wierd question but I am just so curious!
>Lisa
>
>KathleenCorrigan@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Hi, Susan: The reconstruction is going very well. I have one more expansion
>> treatment -- saline injection -- and then the final surgery in about a month.
>> It's painless (the expansion process), actually, but horribly expensive,
>> even with insurance. You certainly didn't offend anyone -- at least not me
>> -- talking about your mother. She sounds like an angel. I can certainly
>> understand opting not to have reconstruction done. If I was retired and not
>> out in the work force, I probably wouldn't bother. I pray the results are
>> negative -- for your mom.
>>
>> Love, Kathy
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