medical scare

[Julie1957]

I noticed a lump in my right breast.  I called my doctor and she had me come in immediately.  She said that she could move it arround which was good (not attached to surrounding tissue) but she could not rule out something more serious.  She sent me immediately to the hospital for a mammogram and ultrasound.
The people at the hospital were very nice.  I'm not out at work so I was presenting as male but my records indicate I was on estrogen so they knew I was transgender.  They did the mammogram and everything looked normal.  It was my first mammogram so they didn't have any previous to compare to so they did both left and right to compare one side to the other.  Then they did the ultrasound.
Fortunately it all came back negative - on one side the tissue is much denser than the other but no cancer.

It was obvious that I was the first trans patient that the radiologist had seen but that she had been educated in trans issues.  She ask me what pronouns I would like to be referred to with - I was impressed and very pleased.  She was really interested and kept  going on about how the breast tissue she was seeing on the mammogram and ultrasound were completely female - they looked completely different than what she sees on male's xrays.

Observations
1.  The medical community takes worries seriously - there was no waiting for days to know if you have cancer - I was seen immediately and the results were interperted on the spot
2.  Everyone was extremely nice and explained everything
3.  It was obvious that the doctor had been trained some on transgender care issues - great news
4.  There was not issues getting proper care (In fact since I was probably the first trans woman the doctor had seen I think I got better care because she was curious - she did the ultrasound herself)

Lori

[justpat]

  I go to the VA, because I was already developed I had to have a bone density test and a mammogram before they would give me hrt. I think it was a great idea as now I have a baseline for both which will come in handy in the future.
  I am so happy your test came back clear it is a scary thing to go through I have been there with my better half and I know.