Do any other Fibromyalgia patients feel too much pain from a mamogram to actuall!
Question:
Do any other Fibromyalgia patients feel too much pain from a mamogram to actually have one completed?
I had the first two views taken, but when the 45 dergee angle was required, or the 90 dregree angle, it was too painful.
I couldn't even let them get the whole chest muscle in the first views.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Answers:
I have fibromyalgia and I've also had two mammograms (the most recent one done yesterday because I have a family history of breast cancer) and I was actually able to complete the test. It only took less than 5 minutes. Yes, it did hurt for about a minute but she was then able to get all the views in.
My problem came afterward yesterday where I had a bit of pain in the chest wall area when it came to residual pain. But it wasn't anything like the first mammogram I had at age 26 when I had some problems with my breasts. And at that time they were using a much different technology where the pain was really something when it came to the test, and I also had not only pain after the test but a burning sensation that lasted several hours after I had the test. I didn't have any burning this time, just a bit of pain at the chest muscle area.
A lot of hospitals and imaging places are now using digital mammography which isn't as bad as the old ones that were used.
I would definitely let your gynecologist know what happened as well as your dr that treats your fibromyalgia to see what they recommend for the future.