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Breast lump found
I found a pea sized mobile lump in my breast earlier this week and have a mammogram with ultrasound scheduled for the 19th. I’m high risk due to having NF1 so started mammos at 35. My first mammo at 35 they found a small lump in the same breast opposite side diagnosed as a BIRADS CAT 3 fibroadenoma with monitoring at that…
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Please read and hand hold or advice…
Hi all, I’m in a terrible mess. My story is, I am 31, I was throwing a ball for my dog and thought I’d pulled my right shoulder or chest muscle, as had pain in the area. This was the end of November. The pain in my shoulder was like a achy burning pain. I’ve tried to rest it however with two young kids etc it’s pretty…
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Another lump, this time right breast.
I was diagnosed with an intraductal papilloma in my left breast in 2020. It was removed completely and biopsied. Ever since I have done monthly self exams. A few days before my period when I was getting into the shower, I noticed, in the mirror a slight dent when I was raising my arms. I briefly examined the area but could…
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Visible changes and waiting on a mammogram
I'm 51, post-menopause, and have had a mammogram annually since 2020. In Dec. 2020 I had a biopsy on the right breast, it came back negative. (Yay.) This summer, the left nipple became inverted. I was dealing with other medical issues, so put off going to a doctor about that specific one. Now a doctor has seen it, and also…
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More tests scheduled
Hi everyone Well I'm back again, I know it's not where we want to be but if we have to be somewhere for support this has always been the best place to come for it. I have been here before in the past years with worries of cysts and complex cysts in both breasts where I have gone through Ultrasounds, Mammograms and MRI's. I…
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False-Positive Mammogram Result May Signal Higher Breast Cancer Risk
False-Positive Mammogram Result May Signal Higher Breast Cancer Risk Dec 11, 2023 Women with a false-positive mammogram result had a 61% higher risk of breast cancer in the next 20 years. Read more…
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6 month breast MRI
Hi! I am 46 with history of total hysterectomy. I’m not on any hormone treatments. I have not been diagnosed with breast cancer, but I have had 2 left breast biopsies, both which came back Fibroadenoma. I go back at the end of December for my 6 month MRI f/u. The first MRI had allll the characteristics of cancer….washout,…
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Experiencing itching/tingling/tickling sensation behind only one nipple
I cannot find much information on this, and have been experiencing this for the last 2-3 months and it happens frequently throughout each day. In the past, dense tissue has prompted my doc to follow up with repeat mammos. No other obvious symptoms are showing up. Have a mammo with ultrasound scheduled in a few weeks.…
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Worried about IBC. What were your IBC symptoms?
Good day! I am a 30 year old mom of 2 little girls. Currently being assessed for breast disease. Here's a little background: In February 2020, I felt a lump in my RIGHT breast, the skin of the areola turned very dark, and part of my nipple inverted. I went to my OB-Gyn and he ordered mammogram and breast ultrasound which…
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Lump but negative imaging
I noticed a lump in my left breast on 11/16 and was seen the next day. My Dr ordered a mammogram and ultrasound. Since originally finding the lump, I also found a second smaller lump on the same breast. After getting imaging done yesterday, the radiologist told me that they can’t see anything remarkable on my scans with…
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Waiting for biopsy/ultrasound for left breast
Hi, I just got back from the doctor and I had a follow-up mammogram/ultrasound. The doctor said they found a suspicious spot on my left breast and now I have to wait 19 days for a follow-up biopsy/ultrasound. I am very scared and nervous and looking for support.
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Asymmetries with Architectural Distortion help
A someone help me decipher and maybe there’s someone who can relate?? Super worried after reading about this stuff.. FINDINGS: The breast tissue is extremely dense, which lowers the sensitivity of mammography. RIGHT BREAST There is an asymmetry with possible associated architectural distortion in the mid aspect of the…
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Concerned
I am wondering how long it takes for biopsies. I have tenderness in my arm and breast and feel little sharp pains sometimes. My left breast is definitely swollen. I am starting to wonder if the sore feelings on my left in my knee and arm may be related. I actually went to the doc a couple months ago and told him I was…
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New here...concerns over mammogram.
Hello yall. I'm Melissa. I am 48 (49 on saturday) and get my mammogram yearly. My first one in 2017 required a callback where they did a diagnostic mammo and US. Wasn't worried as I knew it often happens for first mammogram. All was fine "Tomosynthesis Findings: Benign-appearing Well-circumscribed equal density lesion just…
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Report understanding...
Hi I'm a 34(f). I have been having ultrasound ds and mammos for about 3yrs (family history). I recently went in for follow-up US and my doctor didn't like the way the report was written, and that they didn't follow up previous findings. An addendum was made. This is the current report attached. I don't fully understand the…
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Pain/Pink Skin/Brown discharge
I am 42 years old. After several nights of drinking alcohol in a row (not sure if this is related or not), I woke up with somewhat localized unilateral breast pain. This was about 8 days ago. This occasionally happens to me, so I didn't think too much about it. Two days later the pain was still there and I noticed a light…
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Going for second mammogram plus u/s on Fri.
I am such a wreck over this. Went for routine mammogram…I have had at least 10 routine annual mammograms with zero issues. Never any comment about dense breasts or anything. At this one, the radiologist stopped me after the usual views and said, oh wait, I need to do one more view of the left side. A tiny alarm went off in…
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Not sure what to think
Hi, new member here. About 3 weeks ago I noticed I was extremely sensitive in my left breast. I didn't think much of it until 3 days later, I was in the shower and felt a huge hard mass in my left breast. When I looked in the mirror, my breast was huge and I had a redish, purplish coloring that was quite large. I right…
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Interpreting Mammograms: Architectural Distortion
from the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Boot Camp (ligaments referred to are Cooper's Ligaments part of the support structure of normal breast tissue)
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4mm irregular mass
Hi, I had a 3D mammo and they found a 4mm irregular mass in the middle lower base. They said because of insurance reasons I have to wait for a diagnostic mammo and ultrasound. I am losing my mind. She said try not to worry because the mass didn’t show up on one view and she said that’s common with dense breast tissue. Does…
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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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Indent
So I have had a mammogram and ultrasound in September that came back fibrocystic breast I have also lost 70 pounds in a year now I have a indent one my breast I have seen multiple doctors and oncologist said it’s from weight loss I am so scared
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Long thin lump?
Hi everyone, It has been a long time since I have been on the community. My breast anxiety was pretty well under control. But recently I felt something very strange in my breast. I was massaging my breasts, I don't know why actually. And I came across some sort of longish lump/ridge. Maybe 3mm x 15 mm long. So almost like…
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Bi-Rad 0 and confused
I am 35 years old with no family history of breast cancer, and currently have a 3-4cm palpable mass in my right breast. I noticed it a few months ago, and last week at my annual OBGYN appointment, my provider noticed it as well. Today I had a mammogram and ultrasound, but did not really get any clarity. The radiologist…
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Chest X-ray to see breast tumor?
Does anyone have any experience of a chest X-ray showing a breast tumor? thanks in advance
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Sunken/dent in breast around nipple
I am 24 years old, I do check my breast but not regularly. Today I have noticed while lying on my back my right Breast sinks/dips in next to my nipple. Where as my left breast does the normal fall to one side and sort of keeps the shape where as the right one stays where it is and sinks in near my nipple. I am getting some…
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Awaiting Biopsy- Birads 4A
Hello everyone! I'm glad I've found this group. I am in Ontario, Canada and in the high risk category for breast cancer and so get an annual MRI/Mammogram. I am 37. My mother was diagnosed at 59 with stage IIIb E+ PR+ HER2- and is two years in remission. She is in the US and being treated by the Cleveland Clinic. My mother…
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Swollen painful armpit - back to the doctor again today
Hi all - I posted here a few months ago regarding my symptoms. So far I’ve had a breast exam, mammogram, armpit exam, and blood tests. The only thing discovered so far is hypothyroidism for which I’ve been put on medication. I’m headed back to my internist today for my three month follow up regarding the hypothyroidism,…
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Another biopsy, worried
Hi! I’m no stranger to having biopsies. Back in 2011, I had an excisional biopsy for a papilloma that was causing discharge from my nipple. At that time, it was revealed that along with the papilloma, I had ADH. Initially, I was offered Tamoxifen, but due to a blood clotting disorder, my doctor said I wasn’t a candidate.…
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51 years old, image - new microcalc group & mass but many ok in past
will have 1 or 2 biopsies in 12 days and after screening tomo mammo & ultrasounds came back with a new mass and cluster of microcalcifications in left breast. I’ve had 10 years of 6 month follow ups and 1 biopsy 7 years ago in upper outer left breast. Meanwhile my MD has just retired and no new MD. Kindly the radiologist…