Meeting with Surgeon

I met with Dr. Cole. He felt the lump and looked at the ultrasound. He said we won't know what it is until we have the results of a biopsy. He set the biopsy for November 4th.

Breast Ultrasound Results

Dr. Murashige called on Thursday with results. I wasn't here, so he spoke to Terry. He said that the pictures show something there, and that I would need to met with a surgeon to move to the next step. He said that only a biopsy can rule cancer out - the technicians had spoken out of turn. Frankly, I liked being misled......it didn't cause me as much worry.

Breast Ultrasound

On Monday, Oct 20th I went for the breast ultrasound. This technician also felt that my lump did not fit the cancer profile. She brought someone else in who agreed and said she felt lots of lumps in that same breast. We could barely see the lump and she had a hard time registering it. I left feeling pretty good that this was not cancer. Awaiting official results.

Mammogram Results

The phone call I received regarding the results was confusing to me. The technician said that I needed to go for a biopsy, but that it was not an emergency status. I said to her, "does that mean it's not cancer?" She said it was not cancer.

Because of her answer, I agreed to wait almost 2 weeks to have the breast ultrasound. At least it was two weeks thinking I was cancer-free.

The letter that I received in the mail a few days later regarding the mammogram said that I needed to follow up with my doctor.

Mammogram

Mammogram occurred on Monday, October 6th. Yes it was a long weekend. The tech and I looked at the digital images and could see nothing. We compared them to the last ones from Dec 07. The new ones looked no different. The white paint splotch that we expected to see if this was cancer did not appear. I felt some relief....but we needed to await the Radiologist's report.

I found a lump

On October 1, 2008 I found a lump in my left breast. I am good about annual mammograms, but not about monthly self exams. My last mammogram had been Dec '07 with normal results.

Not sure what made me physically check for lumps, but I did. I was lucky to get in to see my doctor the very next day (thank you, Terry).

Dr. Murishige told me that he did not like the location, the size, or the fact that it felt solid. He thinks it's about 1.5 cm (the size of a marble). He ordered a mammogram and an ultrasound. Those tests will then indicate the need for a biopsy.

He said that breast cancer, if that's what it is, has come a long way in the last 10 years. It is generally very treatable.