The big day is here and I'm off to the breast clinic. I'm absolutely terrified, I have suffered with health anxiety for over 20 years and am so frightened Does anyone have any tips on staying calm please
I hope your appointment goes ok for you today! I have another 3 weeks to wait for mine and I'm climbing the walls.
I have no symptoms but decided to be proactive and get my first mammogram a couple of weeks ago through a charity that offers mammograms for women with no symptoms that are below NHS breast screening age. I also have a couple of friends who were recently diagnosed and I too suffer from health anxiety so it has been on my mind a lot recently.
Last week I got a letter saying they require further information and have referred me for assessment to the breast clinic. I know that this is more common after your first mammogram but doesn't stop me from worrying about it constantly. I'm trying to keep myself busy but it's all I can think about.
