Quote Originally Posted by trista View Post
I had my baseline this month since I'm now 40. I had to go back for a diagnostic. For me it was both painful and stressful, but it's too important a test to ignore. I have to go back in 6 months because my diagnostic did not match the first baseline (too much dense tissue they say).
If you are near a university teaching hospital you may want to ask what alternatives they offer to the traditional mammo. Some have a sort of doppler procedure that is more effective for dense breasts. Others will order an MRI.

I caught my own BC before a mammo, but I have to jump on the bandwagon and say get it done!

Try to go to a place that does digital imaging where they can compare minute details from one year to the next.

Good luck, everyone!