reaction to mammographer

I am adopted and don't have family medical history so I am vigilent about regular check-ups and preventative care - baseline mammo at 35 - yearly at 40 - currently age 43 - mammo last year showed desity in left breast ultrsound and compression mammo indicated cyst about the size of a pencil eraser - had it removed, biopsied, everything fine..... returned for my regular mammo this year and I am reacting with anxiety as to the demeanor of the tech - she was fine and chatty when we started - she left the room to check the films - came back and I felt she couldn't connect with me or even look me in the face - being the extremely anxious and nervous person that I am, I have reacted to that - mammo performed last Tues the exact date of cyst removal, adopted mother's birthday (died from pancreatic cancer), anniversary of adopted father's death (died from colon, lung,bone cancer) - spoke to my family doc yesterday  ( a whole week later) and he was unable to find lab report - promised he would call today - no call - I'm worried - could I just be seeing more into this than there really is? could I have been looking for trouble when I got those "vibes" from the technologist? needless to say, I'm extremely worried and anxious about my results - any advice for a neurotic? I do know that the films are sent to an outside lab in another city for reading......

[japdip]

You could be reading too much into the expression (or lack of) on the part of the Mammo Tech. About the films and the report; I don't know if you had the Mammo in a hosp. setting or where but they are usually read within a day or two by a Radiologist, the report is dictated, then typed and sent to your Physician. This could very well take a week or even 10 days depending on when you had the test. Hope you get your results soon and your mind is put at ease. Regards.....

[Dr Santos]

How are you? it is good to be vigilant with regards to our health. Do not think too much of the demeanor of the tech or the missing lab report. Otherwise, it would only give you anxiety and wrinkles. Just busy yourself while waiting for the result. Support groups could also help in alleviating the anxiety as well as you get to chat with women who've been there and experienced the same fears and anxiety you are having right now.

Take care and keep us posted.

[disnybldog]

thanks so much for the good thoughts and well wishes - my "stuff" seems so petty compared to what's going with others but finding others who care has been a great source of consolation for me - I had my mammo at my doctor's office - the report is sent to another "group" in the next town over for reading - it was done last Tues - my doc felt that 7 days should have been sufficient to get my report back but this is new "relationship" and they are still working out logistics - historically,  though, it has taken as long as 2 weeks to get a report (sometimes getting the written radiology report before hearing from my family doc) - as I said, I am reacting to the tech and I know that...doc did not call Tuesday and if off on Wed so I guess I won't be hearing anything today either - maybe I can chase the mailman to see if he's delivering the written report - maybe I'll just take a mental health day today and sit around my pool with kids and feel normal for a change

[rudyk]

hi i too always sweat it out after my mammogram but i can tell you that if there is any abnormal finding we are notified by phone within 2 or 3 days...if you haven't heard anything that may be a GOOD sign

[disnybldog]

I can tell you this - I haven't stared at my boobs so much in my whole life :) I keep looking and thinking that surely there is nothing wrong - last year when I had to go for additional testing, it was me who finally called them after 2 weeks of not hearing, that I was even told I had to go have a compression mammogram and an ultrasound - thankfully that was just a tiny cyst but it was enough to scare me for life! Now, the mammographer just not sending out good "vibes" has sent me to my xanax...I had my test June 10 and now it's June 19 so it's time to know for sure....today will be tough