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Thankful for the mobile breast screening service

Posted By Agathac

"Thankful for the mobile breast screening service"

About: Breast services / Breast Screening Northern Health & Social Care Trust / Breast Screening Service

(as a service user),

I feel very lucky and thankful for the mobile Mammogram breast screening service.  I found a lump went to my doctor and was red flagged to Antrim as we are in the Northern Trust. 

Then in the post came my 3 Yr mammogram, this was day 24 after finding the lump. So I went and the lady was so nice and said they were the Western Trust and she would red flagged me to Altnagelvin.  8 days later I was seen at the breast screening clinic in Altnagelvin. 

I had biopsies and scans and got provisional results on the day. I even got to see my surgeon Dr. Colin and was assigned a breast care nurse Carolann ( an angel). I felt they had taken control and they reassured me that they would now take care of me. Day 53 after finding my lump I've started chemo....I'm still waiting to get a mammogram from Antrim, the waiting list is 12 weeks, but luck was on my side and the mobile  in Dunnes car park saved me.

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Response from Marietta Connor, Breast Imaging Service Manager, Diagnostics, Western Health and Social Care Trust 2 weeks ago
Marietta Connor
Breast Imaging Service Manager, Diagnostics,
Western Health and Social Care Trust

Submitted on 30/04/2024 at 11:32
Published on Care Opinion at 11:32

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Agathac,

Thank you so much for taking the time to give your feedback. It is reassuring that you feel you are being looked after.

I hope that you will find your treatment an equally positive experience and wish you a speedy recovery.

I have shared this experience with the screening programme in the Public health agency as well.

We have such a good uptake for breast screening in Coleraine and I am sure that your experience will encourage anyone who maybe wasn't sure about attending to go for their screening appointment.

Wishing you all the best.

Marietta Connor- Assistant radiology Service manager for Breast Imaging WHSCT

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