Mammogram

[murielm99]

I had my routine mammogram, and then left town for a couple of days. Actually, my husband and I went to the Illinois Democratic convention in Springfield, Illinois. It was fun.

When I came back, there were six messages from my doctor's office on the answering machine. They had already scheduled me for an appointment with a surgeon on Monday. There is some new thing on my right breast, behind the nipple. It could be a cyst, but holy shit.

Maybe I should not be discussing this with strangers, but somehow that makes it easier.

[Shell Beau]

1. It could be absolutely nothing!! I hope it is.

If not, at least you caught it. :hug:

[murielm99]

2. Thanks.

I appreciate the support.

[yellowdogintexas]

3. but we are the best strangers, you know.

it could even be just a plugged duct. I had one of those, which I found myself it felt very weird. my gyn ordered an US instead of a mammogram and it actually was a liquid filled sac which sprung a leak and was gone by the time I got to the UltraSound. The MD who did the Ultra Sound was awesome, and I got another complete very detailed breast exam along with the US.

I hope this all turns out to be one of those in the 95% benign group.

[Robyn66]

4. All the best hopes for you

I am in the middle of that process now. First mamogram, they found something on the right. I ahve since had an MRI and we are awaiting the biopsy results-it doesn't look good for me but hopefully you will have better luck.


Please don't let my experience scare you 80% if of lumps found are not cancer! Rememebr that!

Good luck I know how scary this is.
:hug:
Robyn

[murielm99]

5. Oh Robyn!

I am sorry you are not getting the results you want.

Of course I am scared, but one of my friends is a 24-year breast cancer survivor. Her initial results did not look great either.

Good luck to you. We can keep each other informed -- and optimistic, I hope.

[Robyn66]

7. I hope you don't mind

I added you to my buddy list so maybe we can keep in touch! I truly hope yours is benign:hug:

[murielm99]

8. I don't mind at all.

We should keep in touch. Thanks.

[ailsagirl]

6. Most of the time, there's not a problem... hang in there

The odds are in your favor

Good luck

[SeattleGirl]

9. Been there too.

Mine turned out to be an infected sweat gland, but I was a wreck while I waited to find out the results of the needle biopsy.

Hoping yours turns out to be nothing serious.

:hug:

[greenbriar]

10. wow, must be the season...I Had to go for more tests and I got a letter today BEnign

so my scare is over


Love and prayers for all that are going through this right now.

[murielm99]

13. I am so glad to hear that you got a good report.

I have been following your posts here. What a relief for you!

[w8liftinglady]

11. we are all here for you.

the beauty of DU is you can say anything.There is power in anonymity.Feel free,anytime

[NJCher]

12. keep us posted

we're thinking of you.



Cher

[auntAgonist]

14. I had a scare a number of years ago. It was a cyst.

I'm hoping the same for you. :hug:

Best wishes Muriel.

aA

[spinbaby]

15. I just had the biopsy

No results yet. Be aware that when you have a needle biopsy, the needle is really a pipeline for the drilling device.

I'm hearing about a lot of suspicious mammogram results lately. I can't prove it, but I suspect it has something to to with our local hospital's shiny new digital mammogram system.

[demnan]

16. Good luck to you

Of course you know that most of the time, these are a false scare, but its great that so many women are aware and have timely mammograms.

Early detection saves lives!

[I Have A Dream]

17. I hope that everything turns out just fine, murielm99.

I'm sending good vibes your way. :hug:

[Flaxbee]

18. Please keep us up to date!

And really, don't fret right now. You're going in for a biopsy on Monday?

New, better machinery is a plus, but I also think that the new machines show more, hence more call backs (and anxiety).

I've gotten called back in several times, and all was well. Please remember that the odds are totally in your favor for benign, but even if it's not, treatments now are SO MUCH BETTER than even 5 years ago.

This is an interesting article (from The Daily Mail, but still) about research in Britain:

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Hope for thousands of breast cancer sufferers as cut-price drug 'stops in its tracks'

A woman checks herself for breast cancer: Now scientists a hailing a 'breakthorugh' drug that could cheaply stop tumours from growing

A cheap drug used to treat brittle bones helps halt breast cancer in its tracks, scientists report today.

When used with a common chemotherapy drug, the tumours all but stopped growing - and the cancer remained at bay even after treatment had finished.

The results were so dramatic that researchers believe the combination could be better at fighting the disease than any drug cocktail already in use.

And with the bone drug, zoledronic acid, costing under £1,000 per year of treatment - less than one-twentieth of the breast cancer 'wonder drug' Herceptin - price should not be a problem for the NHS.

It is thought the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin 'primes' the tumour, making it sensitive to the bone-strengthening zoledronic acid.

The treatment causes cancer cells to self-destruct and blocks the growth of the blood vessels needed to fuel tumours with oxygen and nutrients.

With both drugs relatively cheap and already in widespread use, the treatment could be approved for patients in as little as two years, providing doctors with a much-needed new weapon for a disease which kills more than 1,000 women a month in Britain alone.

The drug combination is now being tested on 3,000 women with the results due in six months.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1044173/Hope-thousands-breast-cancer-sufferers-cut-price-drug-stops-tracks.html