Mammogram Anxiety

[kat124]

I have an appointment on Friday for a 6 month follow up mammogram. Following an ultrasound, I was given a rating of BIRAD3 - "The findings in this category have a very high chance (greater than 98%) of being benign (not cancer). The findings are not expected to change over time." Six months ago, the doctor was not concerned and just recommended I return for follow up "to ensure stability in my mammogram". Believe it or not, I really haven't thought about any of this until I made the appointment about 10 days ago. Since then,I have been getting progressively worse and now it's all I can think about. My husband is very supportive and understands what I do to myself and what I go through; he has been reassuring me but I am slowly being sucked in to my dark place (as I like to call it). Why do we do this to ourselves??

 

[Cuchculan]

Anticipatory anxiety is very common. The build up is far worse than the actual event. Loads of people get it in the days before something like this. Fearing the worst and all of that. When it is all over you wonder why you were so anxious.

 

[BrokenArrow]

With a greater then 98% chance of it being nothing you have nothing to worry about. You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning and winning the lottery on the same day.