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Worried About Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Start here
Hi! We know you're here and worrying about a symptom or change to your breast or breasts. You may have found yourself Googling your symptoms, which led you to finding information on inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Before coming to any conclusion, we hope you can take a deep breath, and read below from the main…
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Posting to Not Diagnosed but Worried Newbies? Please read here
Dear Members, We appreciate that you are responding to our new members who may not have a breast cancer diagnosis but are worried about a change in their breast health. We also appreciate your support of caregivers who are accompanying their loved ones, and who are also deeply affected by a potential diagnosis. We know…
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For ALL Not Diagnosed Newbies: Imaging & Common Symptoms FAQs
Our very helpful member djmammo has taken the time to research and put together some extremely helpful information for all newbies who find themselves here, worried about a symptom, a test result, or interpreting image results. Please take a moment to read through the thread links applicable to your situation below. Many…
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Are You New Here and Worried? Start Here BEFORE Posting
Welcome to you. We are sorry that changes in your breast health have brought you here. We are glad that you decided to join our community for support. Everyone here understands how changes in their health can create worry, and distress as they wait for definitive answers to their symptoms. While our members will not be…
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MRI - Interpret results
Hi all, I went in August 2023 for a mammogram and all was fine minus a few cysts and have been recommended to a high risk clinic due to family history. This month I had my first MRI and now waiting to do biopsy. While I endlessly Google would anyone be able to interpret these results? It seems like a very large mass to…
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Understanding my ultrasound
I have read this 100 times & just get more anxious. Age: 48.9 years Family history: mother has breast cancer at 73 years. Gene mutation report below if someone can help me better understand please Narrative & Impression EXAM:BI 2D DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM BILATERAL; BI US BREAST LIMITED BILATERALPatient Name: MCPHERSON,…
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My BIRADS 4 experience, please have Faith
I had been having pain in my left breast for almost a year, until I decided to request a mammogram. I’m 39 years old, with no history of BC in my family. March 11th was my mammogram and they wanted to do a ultrasound right then in there too, before I left I was told “we found a mass and it needs to be biopsied” my world…
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Benign biopsy but in need of lumpectomy
Hi all, I recently found a lump and was told to monitor it I ended up getting a comprehensive mammogram in February followed by a biopsy that came back negative but possible phyllodes tumor. I am scheduled for a lumpectomy on March 22nd I am concerned first and foremost that the pathology on the core needle biopsy was not…
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What to ask at first appt?
I need help understanding what to ask and how to advocate for myself at my appointment tomorrow. First, my condition: My right breast has hurt for five weeks, it’s really sore, but not hormonal sore. Totally different feeling. Sometimes it’s a low key burning sensation, sometimes a shooting pain, sometimes throbbing, but…
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Mammogram - recall severe anxiety and depression
I’m terrified ..I was recalled after my mammogram for the results below.. I’m going for a diagnostic mammogram/ultrasound .. can’t eat or sleep … I need information because Google has me in panic mode….any help would be appreciated… I’m 67 with dense breasts
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Stabbing pain from biopsy
Hello all, I've just had my second biopsy on my right breast, which was fortunately negative. I'm high risk due to several family members having had breast cancer, which is why I'm checked every six months. This biopsy, however, was horrible. I told the doctor I wasn't completely numb, but she told me that I was just…
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Wondering
Hi. I am new to this forum. I had thyroid cancer in 2018 and it was successfully removed. Also had to have a hysterectomy in 2016 due to fibroid tumors. I have been on levothyroxine since before 2016 for hypothyroidism. I have dense breast tissue and I know that this can be a concern when reading mammograms. I’ve recently…
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Unknown mass- pretty scared
I'm in my early 30s and have a family history of breast cancer. I started having pain recently, went in for an exam and they found a lump. It's pretty large- 10cm and mobile in the upper outer quadrant. Hard to believe I noticed the pain before the lump but I've gained some weight and it's not visible. The doctor didn't…
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Segmental Calcifications (BI-RADS 4) & Biopsy Questions
Hello! I (40F, no family history, no children, no symptoms) got my first mammogram in December and was called back to do another one two weeks ago. I was recommended a stereotactic biopsy because they found calcifications in my left breast. Like a lot of people, I googled my findings and started to have a lot of worries…
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obgyn found a small mass yesterday
I have very dense breasts. My obgyn found a small mass in my left breast at 1 pm. i had my last mammogram march of 2023. AI 3D very detailed and everything was great. i am 46 f no history of breast cancer in my family. i can feel what she felt today. it is a small lump. it feels like always i knew my breasts to feel so i…
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Asymmetry and architectural distortion
Went for my 6 month check up (due to multiple biopsies in left breast and one in right also had adh in left). Impression shows asymmetry in the right breast and questioned architectural distortion in the right medial breast. Was also reported that I have extremely dense breasts. Follow up mammogram and ultrasound not until…
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ABUS found something / mammo clear
Hi all, I have had mammograms since I turned 40 (and am now 47) and my GYN suggested ABUS in addition to mammogram because I am category C re: breast density. Mammo was clear but I heard from GYN that they found a 7 mm area in the right breast that they want to examine further (BIRADS 0). GYN said to call breast center…
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Scared - recent Mammo shows asymmetries on left breast need additional imaging
Hi everyone, Scared lady here! I have been having mammograms for the past 10 years annually. Went in this week expecting all to be normal. I got on my chart and it shows that additional imaging is needed to to multiple asymmetries in the left breast. I think the machine doing the imaging was a 3d machine. Anyhow in the…
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Interpreting Mammograms: Assymetry
from the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Boot Camp (some of the terms used are those taught by the famous lecturer and researcher Lazlo Tabar, MD)
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Interpreting Your Report
***Edited by Mods to add: Unfortunately DJMammo has stepped away from the Community for personal reasons. Please do not expect an answer from him directly. However, you can still post here in an effort to get help from our other amazing members!*** Mammogram and ultrasound reports contain (should contain) a fairly specific…
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male, undiagnosed but concerned after Multiple CT scans last year-
I had several CT scans two years ago for non-cancer related issues that have since resolved, but am now having some breast symptoms I'm afraid might be something serious. Unfortunately, I'm laid off and have sky-high health insurance deductibles, so I'm trying to do my due diligence before getting professional advice. Can…
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Question about IBC BC statistics
I've been trying to find the answer to this via journal data, but no luck. Inflammatory breast cancer is cited as "very rare" and that "1-5%" chance of IBC. However, most women with IBC seem to be diagnosed once the IBC has caused the 'typical symptoms', many of these symptoms seem to imply that the BC had been in the…
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What's my risk?
I have dense breast tissue and just got my MRI results. Being referred to a breast specialist? Im terrified!! I don't know what my results mean, can you help me understand?
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For those diagnosed with fibroadenoma, did your fibroadenoma grow before your six-month follow-up?
Last May I noticed a lump in my right breast. It was the size of a pea. I had an ultrasound and the radiologist gave me a Birads 3 stating it was a fibroadenoma (two actually, one I couldn't feel but showed up on the ultrasound), and told me to come in 3 months for a follow-up. I went in August, again Birads 3, the…
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How much does surgical scar tissue change over the years?
I cannot find my previous posts, but I was here in 2018 when I had a Birads 5 mass. My physician and radiologists told me to prepare for a cancer diagnosis. I had two benign core biopsies which were discordant, a normal breast MRI and finally an exicisional biopsy / lumpectomy at the end of 2018. The diagnosis was…
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I am so scared and don't know if I should wait
2 months ago I had my annual mammogram. I had a 3D mammogram, I have been doing 3D for more than 5 years because I have dense breasts. This year I received the note that everything was normal and “see you in a year.” I asked my doctor why if I have dense breasts they don't do an ultrasound and he told me that since I am…
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Lymph Nodes on Ultrasound
Many of you have experienced pain under the arms or felt "swollen" lymph nodes and have had reports that were just short of complete in describing them in my opinion. The overall size of a lymph node is more often less important than their internal architecture in breast cancer. The key is the thickness of the cortex and…
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Unilateral breast discharge post IDC
I was dx with right breast IDC and DCIS in January 2021. Had lumpectomy, radiation and on Letrozole. For the past two weeks I have noticed dots of orange fluid in my bra and on nightgowns from the left breast. I have never had this before. My question is would it be ok to wait until my scheduled diagnostic mammogram in 5…
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Odd Nipple Sensation
So for as long as I can remember, it seems like one breast or the other is more "noticeable" in terms of discomfort, etc. I've learned to deal with it and not let it cause too much stress, but for the past month or so, I've had an odd sensation in my left nipple- it's a cold sensation, and sometimes it almost feels wet,…
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What does this letter mean?
Hi all, While breastfeeding my kid, I've had some weird lumps, and an indent appear. It spurred a docs visit which led to 2 ultrasounds over a year, and both showed nothing. I'm a worrier, so my doc sent me to a surgeon. The surgeon sent me for an MRI and mammogram. I did the MRI first and it came back clear. A month later…
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ultrasound results
I was previously on this site in 2020 with my 2nd scare that turned out benign. Now I'm at my 3rd scare. I've had 4 screenings post age 40. 2 required a biopsy that resulted in benign findings (one was an excisional biopsy because the needle biopsy was discordant). Finally in 2022 I had a clean screening for once! Now in…
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Worried About an Abnormal Mammogram - Architectural Distortion
Just had my annual mammogram and have always had normal screenings. I'm a 46 y/o with heterogeneously dense breasts. Got the call about an hour after the screening that I need f/u imaging due to "subtle architechtural distortion" of the left breast. Needless to say I'm scared and can't get an appt. for a diagnostic mammo…
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So many symptoms but mammogram and ultrasound are clear ! Help
hello , I’m 34 years old , stop breastfeeding 1 and half year ago .So in December 22 I start examining my breast after I find out that friend got diagnosed with breast cancer, not only that but because I was having some discomfort here and there . So after the self exam I realize that my breast are totally different after…
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New and Worried.
Hi! New here and scared. I went to HerScan for a screening ultrasound and got back this Hypoechoic area 8:00 right breast 3-4 cm from nipple measuring about 14 mm. Adjacent complicated cystic density measuring about 13 mm. Complicated cystic density 1:00 left breast 2-3 cm from nipple measuring about 10 mm. Cystic density…