My mum was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer which had spread to her bones last October. Unfortunately she only lived 5 and a half weeks after this which was a complete shock to all of us. It's been 7 months since she left us and I've got things niggling away at me that I don't understand.
1. Mum had breast cancer 18 years previous to this and always went to every check up and always had the all clear. When she went for a CT scan in October they told her it was possible the cancer had always been there and they missed it.
2. Mum had an all clear mammogram 3 weeks before we were told she was terminal.
3. Mum had been suffering for years with tiredness and aching joints and in her final couple of years struggled with her mobility but this was put down to arthritis. Could it of been the cancer.
I just want to understand why they offer mammogram to people who have had breast cancer and not a CT scan especially as a mammogram can be wrong and not pick up certain cancers. I'm not saying that my mum would still be here but I'm looking to see if there is more that can be offered so others don't suffer just like she did.
Sorry for the long message