Hi Lynnn in Ottawa, Keep being vigilant! I had extremely dense breast tissue which makes it difficult or near impossible to discern breast cancer. I had mammograms annually (slightly less than a year apart because I mistakenly thought that was the recommendation). Apparently, everything looks white on the imaging if you have extremely dense breasts. Thus, my exams were less than a year apart with my initial diagnosis where I elected a mastectomy other a lumpectomy. I was never given the choice of a double mastectomy which I think would have been the best path forward. However, as soon as some calcification was found on my opposing breast with a mammogram I used it as an excuse for a profalyctic mastectomy (which reduces the chance of BC risk on the opposite side to 5%). I am really really happy they are both off. Yay! No more mammograms (MRI can track which doesn’t use radiation). I had to lobby hard and wish they would have given me the choice of a double mastectomy in the first place. I also felt horrible walking around with one breast.