Mammogram on a bus!

DD has just had her first appointment for a mammogram in the post. She messaged me to ask if I’d like to go with her? I thought this was an odd request until she pointed out the mobile unit was in the car park of our local garden centre! 😂

Well that's a sure-fire way to encourage us to go, genius! 👍🏻

You can still have one but you need to request one I think after 70

I had my three-year routine appointment in January this year, I was 67 at the time.
I was 68 in May.
The nurse told me I'd be called for one more routine screening but after that I can request one.
So we are recalled up to and including age 70, if that's in our three-year cycle.

henetha

I didn't realise that, Mt61. Thanks. I will look into this.

Mt61 is correct. I asked last time as I was 69 and that was exactly what I was told. So next year I'll give them a ring. I've always been keen to have my mammogram as we have had so much BC in the family, then found out we have the BRCA gene in the family. I had the genetic tests and fortunately didn't inherit it but still makes me very aw mare if how important mammograms are.

I usually had mine in the leisure centre car park. Not sure if that's better or worse. The main thing for me was the result.

As all women in a certain age bracket are routinely offered screening mammograms, why on earth would anyone in the car park be concerned at who’s going into the mobile unit?

How lovely Merlot kill two birds with one stone eh
Anybody watch the GP programme on TV they seem to now have a mobile unit and very nice it seems too
I wish we had more of these sort of units save a lot of people a lot of rides to and from hospitals cut down on carbon waste and help us oldies not have to get buses and taxies

henetha

I didn't realise that, Mt61. Thanks. I will look into this.

henetha I've noticed a telephone number on the side of the units. If you see one, you could ring that or Google the breast screening service for your area.

DD has just had her first appointment for a mammogram in the post. She messaged me to ask if I’d like to go with her? I thought this was an odd request until she pointed out the mobile unit was in the car park of our local garden centre! 😂

She knows her Mum! 😂

I didn't realise that, Mt61. Thanks. I will look into this.

henetha

These mobile units are marvellous. I've had several mammograms etc in them. Sadly, I'm now too old to be offered these tests.

You can still have one but you need to request one I think after 70

These mobile units are marvellous. I've had several mammograms etc in them. Sadly, I'm now too old to be offered these tests.

Wish our unit was on a super market car park, would have saved me £2.80 in car parking fees.

Yes, me too😅

Yep, you’re ridiculous (and ungrateful.)

Fab idea. Nobody will bat an eyelid, too busy concentrating on their shopping lists.

We've had mobile units in Scotland for years and I got an appointment to go to one. On the morning of the appointment I wasn't feeling too well, but I thought I'd better go as a future appointment might mean it would be at the hospital which is further away and not so easy to get to. I'm sooo glad I did go as it turned out I had BC. Thank goodness for mobile BC screening, I'm very grateful we have them

There was a big push some years ago when these and other health busses went to factories and other huge employers. I believe it was very successful.

BlueBelle

Marillo you didn’t say in your opening post anything about being shy or self conscious, you used the word
‘not dignified’ !!! and you sounded horrified that people were having chemo in buses so I believe that is why you had so many anti posts
You ve now added a post about not wanting to use public loos as well as being embarrassed about people knowing about boobs so I do believe you have a hidden problem about your body and bodily functions , that could maybe be helped with some kind of therapy
It’s a shame to not see the wonderful use and utter help these brilliant buses can give (and a public loo too I d be a very wet person if I was nt able to use a public loo 😀)

It also infers that the millions of woman who don’t give it a second thought are un-dignified

The nearest hospital to me where I could have a mammogram is over 100 miles away, so I am more that willing/grateful to attend an appointment in a bus!
The only thing that annoys me GREATLY is the number of women who simply do not turn up for their appointment... 17 out of 50, the last day I was there.. didn't even phone to cancel. Selfish and rude. No excuse, when the testing is free.

Marillo you didn’t say in your opening post anything about being shy or self conscious, you used the word
‘not dignified’ !!! and you sounded horrified that people were having chemo in buses so I believe that is why you had so many anti posts
You ve now added a post about not wanting to use public loos as well as being embarrassed about people knowing about boobs so I do believe you have a hidden problem about your body and bodily functions , that could maybe be helped with some kind of therapy
It’s a shame to not see the wonderful use and utter help these brilliant buses can give (and a public loo too I d be a very wet person if I was nt able to use a public loo 😀)

Any medical procedures I can have without going to the hospital where parking is a nightmare are much appreciated.
Our mobile unit is usually at the local sports centre, we have an eye unit at a P&R, much easier.

An outbreak of agreement on this issue 🌞

I have had all sorts of treatments in mobile units. I can’t see the problem.

Absolutely nothing dignified about breast cancer.

I think that it's good for accessibility, Marilla, as supermarkets have parking, and many are on a bus route.
I'm sorry that it makes you uncomfortable, but it is free and near to you, so maybe that helps to offset your embarrassment: the NHS doing it's best for you.