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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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Advice needed - symptoms ongoing for over 18 months now
Hello everyone. I posted on here a few times many months ago, but considering I’m still suffering with no answers, I decided to come back for some advice. First, I no longer have a gynecologist that I feel comfortable with as the woman I was seeing left the group and since then I’ve been bounced around with no relationship…
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Architecture distortion with benign biopsy but sent to MRI and surgeon
Hi everyone, I am new here and just went through a roller coaster with my breast exams over the past week. Hoping to get some help and support from this group. I am 38 and just finished breastfeeding my 1 yr old. I did my first mammogram last Friday and got callback for diagnostic mammogram followed by ultrasound. I was…
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A question about follow-up MRI for clip placement
Has anyone had a breast MRI for clip placement? Do they do the full MRI with IV contrast or is it abbreviated—e.g. no contrast—and only check to see if the clip is in the correct place? My doctor has already sent in the requisition for a post biopsy MRI to confirm clip placement, but I have a new palpable lump that isn't…
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Small lump by excision biopsy scar
hello all I received an excision biopsy in 2018 and the result was atypical lobular hyperplasia cells. At the time the breast surgeon wanted me to take tamoxifen, but I declined. I have been receiving mammograms & a few MRIs at the beginning of surveillance period. Then went to just mammogram/ultrasound. Periodically, I…
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Vibrating breast
For just over a week I've had this weird vibration on the side of my left breast (like a cell phone was attached to it). I saw my obgyn today and she did a full breast exam and said everything feels fine. Contributing it to a possible pinched nerve or muscle spasm from an aching neck I've had for a little while. I asked…
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IBC Worry
Good evening! Long story short, I started having a severe pain in my breast 3 weeks ago. I ended up at my high risk breast specialist where they did an ultrasound. Turns out I had an abscess. They drained it with a needle and put me on antibiotics. The antibiotics I started with didn’t work and my abscess filled up again,…
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Small asymmetry in tissue and scared
hi! I’m f22 and felt something asymmetrical in my left breast a few months ago. I do acknowledge I have a lot of health anxiety, so things like this are blown out of proportion. I have no family history or risk factors. A couple months ago in my left breast, right above where the top of my areola ends, when I press in I…
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Swollen lymph nodes below collarbone
Doing the waiting game again. 3 yrs ago I found 3 masses, all came back benign but one area did have microcalcifications. And they wanted to watch it in 6 more months. At 6 months, I went to a breast clinic, and right from the start they made it clear that I was "too young, and wasn't at risk". I was 34 with a history of…
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Mastitis lingering or IBC?
Hello there I’ve recently had a second baby and am breastfeeding. Experienced mastitis twice in first two weeks of baby being born, familiar with it as had it with first. After the last bout of mastitis I noticed a red patch on the side of boob and 6 weeks later it still hasn’t disappeared. It has a very slight orange peel…
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Adding MRI to 3D Mammograms May Save Lives of Women With Extremely Dense Breasts
Adding MRI to 3D Mammograms May Save Lives of Women With Extremely Dense Breasts Sep 25, 2024 While the benefits of supplemental screening are clear, the additional screenings may also lead to more false alarms, which can take a financial and emotional toll on people. Read more…
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Focal Asymmetry
Hello! My recent mammogram showed focal asymmetry on my left breast, something that has not been present in prior mammograms. Has anyone else had this and what should I expect if anything? I have a follow up mammogram of the left breast and ultrasound.
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Painful lump in left breast, what should I expect?
Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read my post! I had my first ever lump in my right breast 3 years ago, it was easy to feel its shape and it never hurt, and moved somewhat easily. It turned out to be a mass of fribrous tissue. This time I have a lump in my left breast, and it is very different from last…
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How long does initial ultrasound results take?
My screening mammogram showed an irregular mass 21mm. This is a change from last mammogram done a year and a half ago. The radiologist scheduled an ultrasound for this coming Wednesday. How long does it usually take for results? Is it ok to call imaging center and ask? The waiting and anxiety is torture. I don’t know how…
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Letdown feeling with discharge
Hi everyone, I am 36 years old, 6 years post hysterectomy. A couple weeks ago my breasts both started to become very tender, like they do when you start producing milk. It’s gotten bad enough it hurts to take my bra off, or rub up against anything. Today I had the letdown feeling. Went to check and I had a small amount of…
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Hormonal Birth Control Ups Breast Cancer Risk in Women With BRCA1 Mutations
Hormonal Birth Control Ups Breast Cancer Risk in Women With BRCA1 Mutations Oct 23, 2024 The longer women with the mutation used hormonal contraception, the bigger the increase in risk. Read more…
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Hello new here anyone good at reading pathology?
hi everyone I had a us guided needle biopsy on Friday. I had two areas but they only biopsies the larger one. Today the results say fibroepithelial lesion with increased stromal cellularity and myxoid change they are suggesting surgery to remove both areas to make sure it is a fibroadenoma and not a phyllodes tumor. Is the…
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I’ve been down this road before…trying not to panic
A brief backstory, I found this forum a long time ago in the mid 2000s back when my mom was diagnosed. I lurked all the time and am pretty sure I had an account but it’s been over a decade and I don’t remember any credentials so new account it is. 😊 I must say I am grateful this great forum still exists after all this…
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Architectural distortion
I had my first mammogram ever in September with no history of breast cancer in my family. They called me back in for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. The doctor then came in and told me that even though she was scheduling a biopsy I would be having surgery no matter what. She said that the biopsies aren’t always…
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Swelling
Hi, this is for anyone who has had abnormal swelling - and I’m not saying I think it’s cancer but I know a lot of you have had other breast abnormalities, too. The area above my breast from my nipple to shoulder/clavicle has been swelling for the past year and I’ve had some clear discharge. I finally made an appointment…
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I may have breast cancer
47 y o found lump right breast size of a tennis ball 11/04/24. Buy 11/06/24 sore hurts to wear a bra, bruised properly from always checking it. Extreme fatigue x1 month, black under eyes. I don't have a PCP or Gyn. Or good insurance . Was so hard to find someone to see me with out having to see a Gyn/PCP referral. Finally…
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Developing Asymmetry
I have a 3 week wait until my breast MRI and feeling nervous after mammogram showed developing asymmetry with dense breast tissue and ultrasound showed no sonographic correlate. I feel a definite mass on that side so I am confused that ultrasound showed nothing. I’ve also had once instance of bleeding from that nipple.
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waiting
68 yrs old had biopsy yesterday 10/23 now waiting results. they are pretty sure it is cancer. 2.8mm mass on right breast anxiety is taking over. I hate feeling like this!
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Breast MRI Results
It’s weird to be posting here for myself. I’ve been on this site for 1.5 years as I’ve been supporting my sister since she was diagnosed with MBC. But today I am posting for myself. Had a breast MRI yesterday. My PCP ordered it because of my sister having clear mammograms prior to her dx, and my having dense breast tissue…
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Interpreting Results
Hellooooo! My name is Jules, and I'm in the Waiting stages of this journey. Noticed a lump about 7-8 weeks ago, found by provider on exam for confirmation, and I've had my diagnostic mammo and ultrasound last week, biopsy scheduled for this coming Monday. As someone who works in healthcare, I have - of course - tried to…
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Breast Biopsy Marker Clip Allergy
Hello Everyone, I hope this day finds you well and I appreciate the existence of this board! It is such a nice resource for people to talk to one another. I am hoping maybe someone here might have some information on my weird health issue. It sounds outrageous, so please keep an open mind. I have a breast biopsy clip…
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Waiting and waiting and waiting for biopsy
I apologize in advance. I'm just expressing my frustration over the delay in getting a biopsy and wondering if my experience is typical or not. This past August, I finally convinced my GP to order a screening breast MRI. I had it on September 14th. My background: I'm 67, have BI-RADS D breasts, annual screening mammograms…
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ultrasound centers
Are there any breast imaging centers in US, which use ultrasound as primary breast cancer screen tool instead of mammogram? Thanks.
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Bloody discharge, Mammo & ultrasound today
I noticed I had some dark red blood from my right nipple about two weeks ago. When I went to the doctor, they noticed a clear discharge from the left as well. Today I had a mammogram and ultrasound done. The radiologist found two lumps, one near each nipple, and said they were probably benign and to follow up with an MRI,…
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Is invasive lobular carcinoma imaging symmetric or bilateral
Hi, Did anybody diagnosed as invasive lobular carcinoma for ultrasound imaging described below: Broad area of vague hypoechogenicity seen throughout the upper outer quadrant of both left and right breasts, symmetric appearance. Thanks.
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MRI for higher risk cases (for my daughter)
Hello, dear All I am this time trying to find out what to advice to my daughter, who is healthy, and she is 46 years old. But as my daughter(i had a breast cancer in 2019, had lumpectomy and radiation, taking exemestane for 5 years), she was told she has 20% risk to get breast cancer during lifetime. No BRCA gene issue, i…