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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…
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Painful Right Breast - please help!!
Hi I’ve been having pain in my right breast and have been so worried! I was seen at the breast clinic and she felt my boobs and didn’t seem worried and referred me for a routine ultrasound which would take 3 months so I decided to get a private ultrasound instead to get it seen quicker. I was previously diagnosed with…
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Waiting time for Ultrasound
Hi! I'm 33 and discovered a lump in my upper right breast last week. I immediately went to my GP who referred me to a breast clinic for an ultrasound. They said it was moveable but needed to be checked.The breast clinic scheduled me out to mid-February - though I asked to be on the call list for cancellations. My anxiety…
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Tiny lump and red spot
Hi all, I had my 1st cancer in 2007 (lumpectomy, chemo and radiation). January 2021 diagnosed with cancer again exact same type, breast and almost the same place (Oncologist called it a new cancer, she said after so many years they dontcall it a reoccurence). I decided on a bmx (my breast surgeon and I had a big…
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Anxious hubby looking for some advice/reassurance
hello all, hope you are doing well. so about 2 weeks back, my wife who is 28 and has no family history of cancer began to show changes in her right breast only. Her breast were tender and a long dent started to form. From the top of the breast towards her nipple. We immediately made an appt for her GP, and after visiting,…
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Scared Anxious feel like I am losing it!
Anyone who has not gone through any cancer or maybe cancer situation does not get it. I have been going crazy. I have a 3dmammogram and sonogram on Thursday for my abnormal mammogram. I dr Google everything and have made myself crazy. I already was but this is the worst. My I am in tears and afraid of the worst. I see my…
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Frustrated with this process.
Hello, I had mammo, then called back from for more pictures. Then told I had calcifications and needed biopsy. No other info other than get it done. I left with a scheduled appnt but I had lots of unanswered questions. I tried to call to get answers and got made fun of. I did show up for the biopsy appnt but the doctor was…