Hi: I had something similar. Mine was years of calcium calcification's on the Screening Mammo, then having to go back for a Diagnostic Mammo on the one breast. Last year had a Stereotactic Biopsy where 11 samples were taken. Came back ADH. A year later (this year,) I had an MRI and nothing showed up. Breast Surgeon still wants to do an excision. Having a 3D Mammo Cad tomorrow. If that is ok, I think I will cancel the Excision surgery.
Surprised knowone on this thread has mentioned the brutality of these breast Excisions/lumpectomies. It is shocking to me, at this point we haven't come closer to MIS (Laparoscopy etc.) for just simple verification of cancer. It all seems very extreme to me. It is the same surgery as a person I know that had a cancerous lump removed. I spoke to one Breast doctor who also uses a Robot in other surgery and she agreed with me. She said the problem lays with the FDA and that it has not been approved as "standard of care," treatment. So if she did it, and something happened....she would have difficulty with her Mal-practice insurance. As far as I'm concerned, it should be a half inch incision. Come on FDA. Some trials are completed and great success with MIS's, so lets move along.
I realize many of you on this forum ended up getting cancer and went on to much more extensive surgery. I would and did do the same with all my female plumbing, with a cancer diagnosis. But, hundreds of thousands of women get the ADH diagnosis and DO NOT end up with cancer. It is invasive surgery and it does carry risk. Requires recovery and possibility of infection.
I wish there was push back from the Breast Cancer Organizations and Doctors, to make the need for further surgical excision, less invasive.

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