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birad 3 again?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Feb 26 8:53pm | Replies (20)

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@draffae

I was a birad 3 in 2019 & see you in 6 months. I was not ok with what the radiologist wanted. I called my doctors office & was told a Surgeon overrides a radiologist. So, I made an appointment with a breast surgeon. She sent me back to the radiologist to get a fine needle aspiration. The radiologist was pissed I was back & actually said to me I Told You To Wait The 6 Months ! He 1st schooled me on if liquid comes out of the target lesion then it not solid & therefore not cancer but if he can't get anything out of the lesion then it's a solid & that's a problem. We'll needless to say he couldn't get anything in the needle & preceeded to then double talk & said to come back in several months. I proceeded back to the surgeon & she & I agreed to get the lump out Now ! It was Invasive Ductal Carcinoma triple positive & already moved out to 1 Sentinel lymph node ! Bottom line - trust your instinct !! Doctors aren't God . If you have doctors that dismiss you it may be time to find new ones. I just changed my radiologist immediately & recently my oncologist who I've been with for 3 years do to his recent dismissive nature. I too am birads 3 again & I've made the choice to do a double masectomy & go flat. I wish you all the best

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Thank you for taking the time to respond! The more i read posts like yours, as well as others that have kindly taken the time to respond to me, the more pissed off i feel. No one should have to go what you and others have gone through and i don't know why these matters are not taken more seriously, at least sometimes that seems to be the case. the one breast assessment centre i am looking at -the meeting is with one of two breast surgeons and not the radiologist so i'm hoping it's a more productive outcome - thank you again