Hi I had a Mammogram & US and also a core biopsy in both breasts. Both lumps looked different on screen one was pure black the other with white inside it (this one also had a shadow) when I left the US I opened the letter for the doctor and it mentioned calcifications? I have received my letter today from the hospital with the biopsy results benign Fibroadenomas, the letter then states ‘these are benign lumps that usually just stay the same and don’t turn I to anything sinister’ that has made me feel uneasy? No mention of the shadow or calcifications? Advice please xxx
If you feel uneasy at all, then seek further explanation. I am currently waiting on an appointment to see the consultant to go through my medical notes with him in detail so that I am 100% clear on what’s going on, so that I can make an informed choice about what I want to do. I currently feel pressured into the ‘watch and wait’ approach because I have been TOLD they wont biopsy because there are too many, and they wont remove them because that will leave my breasts disfigured but so long as i’m fully informed, surely this should be my choice.
A clear explanation may inform you enough to choose to leave them alone or to choose to have a lumpectomy.
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Absolutely, I’m going to call the clinic tomorrow to speak to a nurse or consultant, I feel they are covering themselves with ‘usually’!! Also no explanation of the shadow or calcifications! Keep in touch xxx