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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A screening mammogram is like a 15 minute appointment. I know many people on here don’t like WRA but I’ve had only good experiences with them and can typically get in and out in under 30 minutes. The Park Potomac location has appointments starting at 7 am. And at least in Maryland, if you’re over 40 you don’t need a script for it.

If you’re done having kids and don’t have any particular gyn issues, you don’t really need a separate well woman exam at a GYn. You can get a pap and breast exam with a GP. So that can knock one appointment out. [/quote]

15 minutes? Last time I went, the women in the waiting room started shuffling their appointments to prioritize the women who were going to have to leave without the mammogram because they had been waiting for hours and had to pick their kids up from daycare and school. They always seem to be backed up.[/quote]

Yes. In and out in less than 30 minutes. Park Potomac location. It probably helps that I do early morning appointments. I’ve been going there for years. [/quote]
This assumes that you are either 1) not waiting for results, or 2) have only had clear mammograms. As someone who had DCIS, I can tell you that if you have anything at all suspicious, even the most efficient mammogram clinic will take at least an hour, more likely two.[/quote]

? It’s a screening mammogram. Of course I’m not sitting there waiting for results. I’m pretty sure they don’t give you immediate results after a screening mammogram, at least not at WRA.  If there’s anything suspicious they call you for a follow up diagnostic mammogram. Which I’ve had to do once, and yes those do take an hour. But not relevant for OP, if she’s never had one then her first one would be screening. [/quote]
I've had a screening mammogram where I was brought back in for an ultrasound because of suspicious areas. It can happen.[/quote]

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