Several years ago, a routine mammogram came back, showing a growth in the left breast. My doctor sent me for a biopsy, to the local hospital, who lost the request for 3 1/3 months!
I started complaining, at which point the local hospital said, whoops!!!!!, and sent me to the big hospital 1 1/2 hours away.
The biopsy was done there within 2 days, and it came back malignant. The surgeon removed it, and found the capsule was just short of breaking through and becoming invasive. I had a second surgery,to enlarge the margins, and then a month of radiation. The cancer center is 1 1/2 hours away, so lots of travel.
Went on with life!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last year a very small growth was found in the right breast. Once again a routine mammogram. The surgeon thought it looked good, but the radiologist wasn't happy. He phoned the following Monday, had me in for another mammogram and ultra sound on Tuesday, called Wednesday saying he wanted a biopsy Thursday, and 2 weeks later found out it was indeterminate.
So the surgeon removed it to do another biopsy, and it is invasive this time.
Soooooooo..........back to surgery I go to check whether it spread to the lymph nodes. Depending on the results, it will be another session of radiation, and or chemo.
The cancer center is 1 1/2 hours away, so 4 to 5 hous of my day will be gone....BUT IT IS WORTH IT!
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MAMMOGRAMS ROCK!!!!!
Consecon, Canada