Mary - Interview 45  

Mary - Interview 45

Age at Interview: 72
Background: Mary is a retired clerical assistant. She is married with no children. Ethnic background/nationality: White British (Irish).

Brief outline:Mary always attends for screening and, on one occasion, was recalled. A second mammogram and an ultrasound scan showed there were no problems.

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Mary will be breast aware between her three-yearly mammograms and, if she has any symptoms, will see her doctor.

 



Some women who have been recalled have said that they worried so much about it that in some ways it put them off going for screening completely, but that hasn't, it hasn't, that's not your view?

No, well I did worry about it naturally, but it wouldn't put me off because I would want to know. You see here I would really want to know if it was, if I didn't follow, go for it and I had any pains or aches I'd think 'oh my goodness, something is wrong there' and I still wouldn't feel 'oh I didn't want to go for the screening'. But I, like I still wanted to know but I still would have the courage to go and find out one way or the other.

So it was all dealt with quickly?

Yes

So now you won't be thinking about it until the next three years?

Yes or I'll just keep an eye and if I see anything, as I said, just go back and check with my doctor and see what he says. And I suppose if I did notice anything, if I had, if I did phone the office they would fit me in again maybe, but if not I could, I could go to my own doctor as well, have a chat with him.

Yes. So between the three years, you'll just keep an eye and...

Just keep an eye, as I say. I will still keep in the back of my head what the nurse said that, if it was just like what they were looking at, I wouldn't know from a lump, but if I had continual pain or maybe soreness or a rash or anything, or maybe swelling, I would definitely, as I say, go to my own doctor and explain to him what, because the nurse is writing to my own doctor to tell them that I was called back and they will give him the results so he would have that on file.

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