TMC Breast Care Center, Denison TX

I arrived for my appointment, checked in and sat down in the waiting room.immediately, for no apparent reason, My nose started bleeding. I went to the window and asked for a bathroom…it was a few feet away on the other side of the door. I was met with a box of tissues and an ice pack. Talk about above and beyond! Everyone was extremely nice. I would like to give a big Thank you to the check in ladies and the nurse on staff. I really appreciated the care and concern for my well being.

I have tried to make an appointment with this facility for 2 weeks to no avail. I have left 3-4 voicemails, and made numerous other calls, that went unanswered. I'm at a loss to figure out how one can even get an appointment with this place. Very unprofessional, in my opinion. I guess I will go back to Solis Mammography in Prosper, where you are treated well and respected.

Short version: if you're just getting a annual check up and have no notable issues, this place is probably fine. If you have a notable issue, you might go somewhere else besides Mercy and Alliance. Maybe I should have tried Integris or OSU. I would drive across country if I just knew where to go.

The machines are updated. The place is clean. The area seems safe. The staff weren't necessarily rude, they just seemed low key dismissive and somewhat insensitive with my reason for being there. I've had one sided pain for 1+ year now. I can't barely put on a bra somedays. Sometimes it's sharp and I can barely wear a bra, much less can my husband touch me. Somedays it's dull but uncomfortable, but makes it hard to sleep. I also have extensive familial early cancer history. Something is obviously wrong.

So I'm quoted potentially $7500 with insurance for the Dr to tell me he didn't see anything, after I already told them I have high tissue density. He didn't remark on the density, limp nodes, or make any suggestions on what I should do next, or what it could be. I'm not sure he even saw the ultrasound images, unless maybe the machine is server connected and he glanced at them. Considering he came to talk to me so quickly after that part. They could have been trying to get me in or out.
Meanwhile, while the ultrasound tech was actively examining me, she was suggesting any caffeine consumption can cause my chronic pain, and vitamin D will help with that. I already take vitamin D and several other supplements for PCOS. I'm not exactly drinking a lot of caffeine either, but didn't feel like the tech needed that info. I hope she realized how tone deaf that was when I was flushed red and on the way out to cry in my car out of frustration. A lot of people might be deficit in D, but that is not a substitute for pain management. Which I'm not even wanting. I'm wanting whatever this problem is to be found and removed. Caffeine may cause geneal inflammation but it's not a specified area of the body, like in one breast or intense pain.
The tech who did the mammogram asked where I was having pain. I pointed out specific areas and directional info. Which is what I would want from my patients. Her response to that was "so everywhere". No, not everywhere. The 3 points I just mentioned. I told her it's mostly dull and intermittently sharp pain after a year. She says "so on and off". No, consistently. As I just said. I'm positive this woman did not chart accurate paraphrased notes, much less verbatim quotes. Now I'm worried the doctor saw unremarkable charting and thats why he spoke to me the way he did.

I was really hoping since this was a specialist facility that they would hear me out and make better suggestions about my future. I'm not unthankful for a negative exam. I'm scared I'm not being taking seriously and if there's something there, that it will metastasize before it's caught. Young people get cancer too, it's not at all uncommon. So I guess I could try a MRI next out of pocket. Not sure a PET would work since it must be small if anything is there. I don't know what else to do. This has been a extremely frustrating and scary year for me.

Absolutely wonderful! From scheduling my appointment all the way through to walking out door after my appointment. Would highly recommend.