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Anxiety, Waiting, COVID vaccine reaction?
Hello Everyone! A few days after my Moderna booster, the area about an inch and a half above my collarbone got swollen and sore, with a smallish lymph node present. The pain wore off in a week or so, but it's now been 6 and a half weeks, and I still have a small lump (I'm guessing 2-3 mm wide). It's soft-ish, mobile, not…
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I've googled all the words in the report...still clueless.
I had my routine mammogram and well woman exam last Wednesday while I was off work before starting a new job this Monday. During my breast exam, my OBGYN noted nothing noticeable or remarkable. However, last Thursday I got a call that I needed to do a follow-up mammogram and ultrasound Monday of this week. The wait was…
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BI-RADS Explained
from Cancer.Org This is a nice explanation of the Birads scoring system: Click Here for the article. When I first started reading mammograms in the early 80's there was really no official standard vocabulary for describing what was seen on a mammogram. Different readers would use different terms and it became confusing…
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The terror of waiting
Hi folks, I'm Kate! I am hoping for some collegial support. I have generalized anxiety disorder which had been improving, but I am now spiralling due to health anxiety. I am about to write a books worth of rambling.. I naturally have some slight nipple inversion, and have my whole life. A year ago, after a 40 lb weight…
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Waiting for 3d Mammogram and Ultrasound and feeling restless
Hello everyone! Got a call back for 3d mammogram and Ultrasound after follow up screening and would like to understand while I wait to go in Thursday. F 44, No family history of BC Don't smoke or drink or use any recreational drugs and not taking any medication Findings from 2 weeks ago, Feb 2022 mammogram screening:…
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Amorphous calcifications
I’m a frazzled newbie here. I was told today during a routine mammogram that I have new amorphous calcifications in my left breast and will need more imagining and a biopsy on Friday. I’m just sick as you all can relate to I’m sure. Just wanted someone to talk to Thank you
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1 month with symptoms and still no ultrasound
Hi, I'm just needing some advice from some people whom maybe have experienced what I'm going through so here the sitch... woke up 1 morning in January and noticed a strange rash on my right breast red enflamed and hot. I'm prone to skin irritations with allergies that I have, so I didn't think much of it and put some otc…
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Focal Asymmetry on Screening Mammogram
I turned to this forum a lot recently after getting an abnormal mammogram report and wanted to just return and relay my personal experience in case it's reassuring to anyone else who's been called back for the same reason. I was called back for a focal asymmetry seen on a 3D mammogram. I got very worried and Googled the…
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Small lump close to nipple
Hi everyone! I’m new here and wanted to hear other’s stories. I know no two people are alike, but it is also better than Googling 24/7! I’m a 35 year old female. About a week ago I found a small pea-sized lump just left of my left nipple. From what I can gather it is not suspicious because it is smooth and round, but it is…
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Constant worry about test results
I'm 44. Have had scans every 6 months due to extremely dense breasts. Have had multiple biopsies. Results of those are pash and fibroadenoma. My sister has passed from breast cancer 6 years ago. She was only 40. I'm not sure why this time I'm so scared! I've never had an mri or ultrasound mention these so I'm freaking out!…
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Armpit Lump, Ultrasound scheduled
I noticed a lump in my armpit after an infected hair follicle. Infection went away and 4 months later lump is still there. I went to my dr and she confirmed she feels swollen lymph nodes in my right armpit. She ordered an ultrasound as a precaution. Appointment is Monday. The lump feels kind of squishy, not round but more…
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Swollen Lymph Node
Hi, I was scheduled to get a mammogram last week due to dark nipple discharge from my right breast. The night before my appointment I fell and broke my leg so had to reschedule. Then two nights ago I found a hard swollen lymph node right in the middle of my armpit on the same side of the discharge. Now I'm a little…
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Indent, something is not right
UPDATE: I had my mamogram and US today. Radiologist said from what he sees they both look normal however I am BIRADs Density Catagory C. He said he would not be able to see smaller abnormalities because of this. I also got my generic testing back and I was negative for 32 mutation but tested positive for a variation (not…
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Suspicion for malignancy_ultrasound and mammogram
Hi all, I am new here and glad to find this forum. Just want to share what happened to me so far. I found a lump (not small) in my left breast, and did the ultrasound and the mammogram booked by my GP. The imaging result is not good, and my GP refered me to a breast center. The breast center booked me for more imaging…
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Pink patch on breast over a month
Hi guys, I have been beside myself with worry since early January as I noticed a faint pink patch about the size of a 50p on my left breast it has a slightly darker outside. I went to my GP who prescribed hydrocortisone for possibly a fungal problem which didn’t work, then antibiotics for mastitis for a week which also…
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Strange lump
Hi, I have a history of cysts and benign changes in my breasts. Family history of bc. I'm used to being told everything is a cyst but I found something different today. I usually do breast exams with two fingers but today I decided to poke around more so to speak. I felt a bumpy large mass of what I wanted to believe was…
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Screening Mammogram Report: How concerned should I be
Okay for those of you used to reading these here is my report: FILMS COMPARED: Prior imaging studies performed at East Stroudsburg Radiology on 01/20/2021, and at an outside location on 03/23/2015 were reviewed. MAMMOGRAM FINDINGS: The following digital mammographic views were obtained: bilateral craniocaudal, bilateral…
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How fast do fibroadenomas grow?
I read everywhere that fibroadenomas can grow, stabilize and reduce. What I cannot find is how fast such changes in size can/tend-to be. I would very much appreciate information on this topic, if there is a reference to a reliable source much better (e.g. "my personal experience" is a good source, a scientific/academic…
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Really scared of inflammatory breast cancer. Delay in diagnosis.
Hi. 3.5 weeks ago I noticed a large (2 inches x 4 inches) patch of pink skin on my left breast. it takes up about a quarter of my boob. I thought nothing of it. 2 days later it was still there so I googled and was bombarded with information about IBC. I booked a doctors appointment for the next day and he told me he…
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Red patch IBC? Feeling so low :(
hi, I'm posting again I have a medium pink patch on the middle centre outside (just beyond where the breasts touch). It's about the size of when you put your thumb and index finger together to make a circle. I have large breasts (J cup) so it doesn't take up much of my breast.It looks like a mild sunburn. I have had the…
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Please help me understand these results.
Hi I am scheduled for a Biopsy on Monday. I don't really understand alot of the language in the results I have gotten so far. Not sure how worried I should be. So any help would be appreciated. Thanks! EXAM: Diagnostic right breast ultrasound CLINICAL HISTORY: Unspecified lump in breast. N63 COMPARISON: Bilateral…
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Breast MRI enhancement
Hi 2 1/2 weeks ago, I had a breast MRI for swelling in my armpit. That ended up being fine. But they found a linear non mass enhancement in my right breast. I've had mammogram & ultrasound but nothing showed up. I've read that it can be dcis and also that it can be benign. There isn't a huge amount of info out there. My…
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First biopsy tomorrow
Hi all! I have posted here before though it has been a couple years. When I have my yearly scans I usually check in and read through posts for reassurance. I'm 38 years old, and a mom to 3, one of whom has special needs...which means I need a long and healthy life so I can be there for him! lol. Anyway, my dr has always…
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Biopsy Scheduled
Had a screening 3D mammogram, received a call back for a diagnostic mammogram/ultrasound. The report stated asymmetry with architectural distortion. When I went in I had the ultrasound 1st. The tech said the radiologist does the ultrasound 1st since I already had a 3D mammo and they try to limit the radiation. The tech…
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Breast Dimple but negative mammo and US
I (34F) recently had a breast dimple investigated with a diagnostic 3D mammogram and limited ultrasound. Both reported no imaging abnormalities. However, I did receive notice that I have extremely dense breasts and am at high risk for breast cancer due to family history (27% on Tyrer-Cuzick). My concern is that the breast…
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Concerned
Greetings, all! I am a 35 year old mom of 3. For the past couple of months, I've had serious itching on the outer part of my left breast. I thought maybe it was from sweating or my bra, but it hasn't go away with changes. I've tried to not let it bother me, but recently, I've noticed tenderness under my armpit, warmth on…
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HELP! Discharge and Flaky/Crusted Right Nipple for 1.5 Years
Hi, everyone! I am new here and am in need of advice and thought this would be a great place because I have been so encouraged to see active responses. So here is my story: I am currently 24 years old and about a year and a half ago (I was 23), I noticed one day that my right nipple stuck to my bra while I was changing. I…
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Anybody had similar
Hi New here so a little background first. I am female 62 with a family history of breast cancer and other cancers, i myself had cervical cancer at the age of 27. Hysterectomy followed later by a double oophorectomy. HRT in the past. Diagnosed with a fibroadenoma of the Right breast aged 30. I do have quite lumpy boobs…
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Worried (freaking out) about biopsy tomorrow
Hi everyone, I have read other people's threads who get tons of replies. I get very few replies with my posts. Thank you everyone who has replied, not negating that at all . I've gone back and read some of my entries and I think that I often come across as having it all together. Those who are falling apart are the ones…
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doctor not sure if i need a follow up?
hi lovely ladies! Ive been seeing a doctors for breast immaging for almost 2 years now (4 ultrasounds and 1 mammogram). Yesterday i had another ultrasound and mammogram at a new facility in a different hospital. Tech and radiologist said there was no evidence of cancer however that they need my previous imaging to compare…