mm9221
08-07-2007, 03:33 PM
I'm a bit frustrated and I'm curious about what has happened to others after this.
I found a lump at the beginning of July that was spindle-shaped and attached. Since I was going on vacation at the middle of July, I was on the cancellation list, but I couldn't get the mammo then US scheduled until last week then today. From what I could tell by what the radiologist told the techs, the microcalcifications were stable and a cyst they found in 2003 is stable. However, he agreed with my doc that I needed the US.
Today, the tech doing my US found cysts in the breast, but not the lump that my doctor and I felt. She found them all around the place. To me, the lump feels very deep and the cysts are closer to the surface.
Now what? My doc told me that US and mommogram doesn't always pick up the lumps. Am I looking at some kind of biopsy now? What have you all experienced in this case? I'm uncomfortable about them not being able to find the lump and I know it's there.
Help!!!! Any insight you have is welcome. I see my doc tomorrow.
Thanks,
Elaine
I found a lump at the beginning of July that was spindle-shaped and attached. Since I was going on vacation at the middle of July, I was on the cancellation list, but I couldn't get the mammo then US scheduled until last week then today. From what I could tell by what the radiologist told the techs, the microcalcifications were stable and a cyst they found in 2003 is stable. However, he agreed with my doc that I needed the US.
Today, the tech doing my US found cysts in the breast, but not the lump that my doctor and I felt. She found them all around the place. To me, the lump feels very deep and the cysts are closer to the surface.
Now what? My doc told me that US and mommogram doesn't always pick up the lumps. Am I looking at some kind of biopsy now? What have you all experienced in this case? I'm uncomfortable about them not being able to find the lump and I know it's there.
Help!!!! Any insight you have is welcome. I see my doc tomorrow.
Thanks,
Elaine

