I was misdiagnosed by radiologist and gyn. Gyn said on two separate visits, nine months apart that my breast was grainy and just changing with age as is normal. No lump felt first time, second time absolutely felt lump. Gyn said no lump just aging. I insisted on mam. which led to immediate ultrasound . Radiologist said I had a rather large fibro abnoma, never cancer. No problem. Nothing to worry sbout. I was told to just get my yearly mam and do monthly checks and come back in a year. I went for second opinion in larger well known hospital where doctor almost did not do check up because of confidence of radiologist but after feeling my breast he sent me to breast cancer surgeon. Had MRI and ultra sound and Biopsy, stage 2 b breast cancer, mastectomy which lab found a second cancer in other breast stage 1, it was never picked up in any of the screenings and I could not feel a lump. Not a spread just bi-lateral breast cancer. Thank God for second opinions. I wish I had gone sooner. Oncologist said it had probably been there for 10 years growing.
I never missed a check up or mammogram with same doctor and radiologist. Each time I voiced my concern they blew me off with a lot of technical jargon which turned out to be inaccurate. Neitherr doctors or technology is perfect so be your own advocate. Surgeon and oncologist said if I had listened to the other doctors and not gotten second opinion I would not have survived but as time delay causes it had 2 lymph nodes and my tumor was 4cm so there is always a risk of recurrence.