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My stereotactic biopsy experience
ok ladies, just home from this procedure and thought I would share in hope of helping someone in the future facing the anxiety and worry. History: I am 49, mom had bc that presented as a lump she discovered on her own at exactly same age as I am currently, but she avoided medical attention to it for 9 years. Yes 9 years.…
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Stereotactic for 2cm Mass. Your thoughts?
I (43F) had my yearly mammogram in September. Shortly thereafter I was called to come back in for a 2nd one + ultrasound due to discovery of a 2cm mass in my left breast that was not there 1 year ago. The mass appears solid white on the screen with no clear shape. 2nd mammo showed the mass again, same size, but the…
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Suspicious and Waiting
I just turned 40 and had my first mammogram a few weeks ago. It came back needing additional imaging. Here is that report (other, more concerning to follow below): “IMPRESSION: Right breast focal asymmetry warrants further evaluation. OVERALL FINAL ASSESSMENT: BI-RADS 0: Incomplete. Need additional imaging evaluation.…
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Birads 4 after mammo
After a mammogram, I received the following results with two suspicious areas BI-RADS 4 1st Mass: • Shape: Irregular • Density: Isodense • Margins: Indistinct 2nd Mass: • Shape: Round • Density: Isodense • Margins: Shadowed Has anyone had a similar result? I was not given a subcategory. I have to wait until…
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"distortion" on mammogram
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a difference between "distortion" and "architectual distortion" on a mammogram. My finding just said "Right Distortion". They are recommending a follow up, of course. Thanks!
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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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How Does Alcohol Affect Breast Cancer Risk?
How Does Alcohol Affect Breast Cancer Risk?Feb 21, 2025 About half the country doesn’t know that alcohol increases cancer risk. In January 2025, the U.S. Surgeon General put out an advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, calling for cancer risk-warning labels on alcoholic beverages. The advisory said alcohol contributes to…
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Can stretching cause breast pain?
ks ago I was doing some stretching and after that I noticed that a part of my lower left breast hurts when touched. I did not pay attention to it at first but until now it still doesn't go away. I am also nearing my period so I am thinking maybe it's just PMS but why is it only on that part and when I touched it, it feels…
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Not diagnosed but worried….Input or Advice
Hi there, I'm posting this because I would appreciate some advice. I am very regular with my mammo/Ultrasounds as my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 49. I also have 2 aunts that have had breast cancer as well. Both my parents have passed from cancer(not breast). I have never been called back until now. I also…
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One year into this and noticed something new
Hi all so last January I had a biopsy due to microscopic calcifications in my left breast that were grouped and suspicious, the results came back radial scar with hyperplasia, my breast surgeon suggested lumpectomy in Feb, those results showed radial scar with atypical ductal hyperplasia. My dr had put me on the high risk…
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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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I cant stop thinking the worse
I cant stop thinking the worse. So in December I noticed I had some swelling and firmer breast tissue in the tail of spence area almost looked like axillary breast tissue. I had a baby a year ago so my boobs are not what they once were. Ever since becoming a Mom I have huge anxiety with my health and so booked in for an…
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walnut-sized lump at chest wall
i went in for an ultrasound yesterday and the radiologist told me that the lump she sees and feels is “more than likely” cancerous - especially because of a lymph node in my armpit that looks like its swollen. Why would she tell me this without a biopsy? The images didn't show any fingers sprouting it was just a black lump…
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First mammo. Focal asymmetry. I'm frightened.
Hi, 51 with first mammo last week. Call today, scattered fibro glandular densities. Left breast no suspicious findings. Right breast focal asymmetry. No calcifications or architectural distortion in either breast. Benign appearing lymph nodes in both axillae. Grade B density. I go for diagnostic mammo and possible us in…
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Change in breast lump
When I first discovered my lump, it was about an inch deep in my breast. It's now at the surface, red and swollen. This is my fear, I've had lumps before and they always want away.
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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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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…
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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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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…