New mammogram guidelines for women recently vaccinated for COVID-19 (USA)

[Northerner]

Might be worth considering asking about this here if you are due one...


SALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Healthcare doctors announced new mammogram guidelines Tuesday in response to a surprising new side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine.

They say women who recently received a COVID-19 vaccine may have to postpone their yearly mammogram.

“When one receives a vaccination there is an inflammatory response in the arm,” said Dr. Brett Parkinson, medical director of Intermountain Healthcare’s Breast Care Center.


In the past four weeks, doctors have seen swollen lymph nodes on screening mammograms of women who have recently been vaccinated.

“Whenever we see these on a normal screening mammogram we call those patients back because it can either mean metastatic breast cancer which travels to the lymph nodes or lymphoma or leukemia.”

New mammogram guidelines for women recently vaccinated for COVID-19

Women should get their mammogram before their first dose of the vaccine, or four weeks after their second dose

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My arm's killing me! Or was. My sisters and I should have gone for xrays ages ago, not sure what happened there.

 

[trophywench]

Like retinopathy - you can ring the Mammography service locally Ditto. Mine's due next year, cos at my age, can only have it 5 yearly routinely if no problems discerned meanwhile.

Ring em, armed with NHS number, and ask if yours is due.

 

[grovesy]

Mine are 3yearly. Due this year.

 

[silentsquirrel]

Once you are over 70 you are no longer invited to attend, but you are still able to request an appointment if you wish - my letter following my last one made this clear. I thought it was still every 3 years, but I could be wrong.

 

[trophywench]

Oooh, I've mis remembered the interval. I know I have to ask now, I don't 'just get invited' any more.

 

[grovesy]

I think at the moment I would be more concern being in a cramped carvan and to get one done.

 

[Ditto]

Like retinopathy - you can ring the Mammography service locally Ditto. Mine's due next year, cos at my age, can only have it 5 yearly routinely if no problems discerned meanwhile.

Ring em, armed with NHS number, and ask if yours is due.

Thanks for that, I will. 🙂 I don't think they bother about us once we're ancient, when my friend's mum got breast cancer they didn't treat it at all with her having lots of other stuff wrong due to old age and type 2 and stuff. Talk about on the scrapheap. 🙄

 

[trophywench]

Well 'they' don't treat anything off their own bat - patient has to express their wish that whatever be treated, first.

 

[mikeyB]

Thanks for that, I will. 🙂 I don't think they bother about us once we're ancient, when my friend's mum got breast cancer they didn't treat it at all with her having lots of other stuff wrong due to old age and type 2 and stuff. Talk about on the scrapheap. 🙄

In old age, cancers are very slow growing. In old age, any treatment is likely to do more harm than good. Odds on she’ll die of something else, if she hasn’t already.

 

[Ditto]

I understand. Thank you. Yes, Violet died. Her daughter made sure she lasted as long as possible and she is missed.