a little background: i'm 43, no history of bc in family, however, in my state bc is the cost common cancer. i had my first mammo on october 26, it came back abnormal. they use digital where i go so i started to get concerned. had my diagnostic on november 11. originally scheduled for mag mammo on left breast and spot/compression mammo and u/s on right breast. they surprised me with a u/s on the left breast after the mag mammo. the report i got back from the diagnostic:
the microcalcifications in question within the lower inner left breast are highly suspicious with pleomorphic morphology in a clustered location. there is also associated spiculation of the surround tissue and overlying skin thickening. findings are also concordantly suspicious on the u/s in this region measuring 2.3 cm. additionally there is a complex cyst in the 6:00 left breast measuring 1.1 cm and smaller appearing cysts as well. birads 5.
so the stereo was done yesterday. it was a non-issue for me really. i joked with the tech and the dr. no pain. very little tenderness right now.
i have done so much research in the past few days. i can honestly say that i'm accepting that it's some sort of b/c and am hoping that it's been caught early. of course if i get the b9 report back it would be wonderful. but my gut is telling me that this is not going to be the case. and so far my gut has not been wrong.
i was able to see my pics before the stereo was done. and there were what looked to me to be about 100 little white microcalcifications clustered in one area that seem to be behind my nipple. i understand why they are so concerned.
i should have results by friday or at the latest by mon/tues. in the mean time my doc is wanting to order a cat scan, mri, bone scan, blood work, and full gyno work up. jumping the gun in my opinion without path reports back. but she did say she wanted to be 'agressive.'
sorry so long, just wanted to be thorough.
-m
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paigelise Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 87 |
Nov 19, 2009 09:20 am
paigelise wrote:
Hey M....sorry for your wait and I hope you get good news! I would let them schedule the tests...they can always be canceled. I think it's great you are using this time to research. This web site has been may main source of education. I've been doing my best to balance things and get enough info to stay ahead of this and not too much to scare me. Let us know what your results are!
Diagnosis: 10/23/2009, IDC, 3cm, Stage IIa, Grade 1, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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PiscesMoon Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 52 |
Nov 19, 2009 10:14 pm
PiscesMoon wrote:
thank you, wendy :-) insurance authorizations came through and the referral was faxed over today. now just have to get scheduled. i have no idea how these tests work or how long they take or what - i guess i have a little more research to do! :-) ~mellow greetings, citizen...what seems to be your boggle?~
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CrunchyPood
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 482 |
Nov 20, 2009 12:10 am
CrunchyPoodleMama wrote:
Hi, M! Your situation sounds very similar to mine. I'm a few years younger than you, but I also had BI-RADS 5 pleomorphic microcalcifications, spiculated mass, etc. (I also had a few extras like a duct that had been slightly bleeding for several months, and a palpable 4-5cm mass.) In my case, three different doctors I met with scared the daylights out of me, telling me (before I even had a biopsy) that they were certain it was cancer and that it was probably invasive, etc. My biopsy was last Tuesday and I got results in on Friday... it turned out to be DCIS... HUUUGE weight off my mind. Yes, it's cancer, but it has almost a 100% survival rate. I didn't even think DCIS was a possibility, my doctors had led me to believe my symptoms/mammo/ultrasound etc. were so likely to be aggressively invasive... so don't be surprised if yours turns out to be much less serious than you fear. Even if it does turn out to be invasive, you've acted so quickly and your doctor is being encouragingly aggressive, this thing doesn't stand a chance! I hope you'll find out the results tomorrow so you don't have an agonizing wait over the weekend. If you haven't heard by mid- to late-afternoon, I'd start calling... and in the meantime, try to stay reassured that everything is going to be FINE... because it will! Julia
Diagnosis: 11/13/2009, DCIS, 4cm, Stage 0, Grade 2, ER+/PR+ |
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CoolBreeze Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 685 |
Nov 20, 2009 01:44 pm
CoolBreeze wrote:
DCIS has a 100% survival rate, and hopefully, that is what your dx will be, if it is cancer at all. If, like me, you have many invasive types, it still presents an almost 90% five year survival rate (with adjuvent treatment) so it's not as dire as it feels at first. I know that the time between diagnosis and treatment can be very stressful, but you sound calm and accepting of what you might hear and I am sure that will help you cope if you do hear the words "you have cancer." Good luck to you and please post back when you know the results. The women here will help you get through your treatment if you have cancer, and if not, they will cheer and holler at your benign results. :) Ann's cancer blog. http://butdoctorihatepink.blogspot.com multicentric, multifocal IDC/ILC + DCIS, LCIS and ADH. Official dx? "Your breast was a mess."
Diagnosis: 8/17/2009, IDC, 4cm, Grade 3, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2+ |
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