Mammogram

[jamma]

One thing I don't think I've ever read on here is that when you go for a mammogram after having the sleeve, you should tell them that you have had a significant weight loss. The imaging place I go to detected a change in my breast composition and I had to go back for a second screening. All is well, but they asked me if I had lost weight. I told them yes, and the technician said that the doctor had mentioned that could have been a reason for the change. Just another little change to take into account after the sleeve!

[Ann2]

Thanks for this post. What I've learned the last few years from my mammograms is that it's a lot easier for radiologists to "see" what's going on in there with so much less mass. My breasts are definitely (ha!) less dense (ha, ha!). No s**t, Sherlock!

[Christie13]

Good to know. I had very big dense boobs pre sleeve....now they are not so big. Definitely will be a difference. At least now I know when I go to my next mammogram. (I have to go yearly.)

[southernmom]

This is absolutely true. I had a repeat breast ultrasound, and the radiologist told me that from previous scans, it looked like a different person. All of the internal markers that they use for comparisons had changed.

[sraebaer]

At mine they just said "have you lost a lot of weight?" Well yes, I have! I think they needed to get out different slides or something.