How do I make sense of my biopsy results?

Hi Chis, your information is comforting. I will get clarity on the length of the MRI and if it’s the more normal 6 month one? Or the new one got the current new found lesion. I also wondered how the could extract 5 samples out of such a small .6 mm, I have portal messages into them. I will get answers and let you know. I can never sit on my concerns because stress is no friend. I will be in touch with them on Monday 🦋

I have left messages for my Dr’s I am not willing to wait for an MRI, when I have what they call a yellowish/white fibrofatty lesion? Dr is concerned there may be cancer cells in it? I just do not feel they gave me enough I formation. They want an MRI and another ultra sound. I think I can ask them to please just remove this lesion.

I went through the exact same thing. Ultrasound sound found one lesion. I then had the MRI which found the second lesion. Both being removed tomorrow. It’s best to get the full picture first

@casa
Thank-you so much. I needed to hear that.. I am praying that this isn’t going to be a merry-go-round, of lesion mania.
Thanks for your input. I want the MRI. I just really want it sooner than later, much appreciated 💜

Thinking of you @casa. I hope the surgery went well and look forward to hearing from you when you're able.

@calygirl84 , I know you were pushing to get that scan moved up, have you gotten a new appt?

Dear @auntieoakley🤍💚
Thank-you for your attention to this matter, it’s very kind. I spoke to the nurse practitioner.
She reassured me that, if there was a serious concern, that they would take immediate action. They also told me, that the biopsy and tissue needed to not., be swollen.
She also said that they will get a better idea, about 2 months later, to see if there are any changes or if the size decreases. My last MRI was May 4th of last year, My insurance company would need proof that there was a urgent need to do theMRI sooner, and my Dr does not believe so at all.
So I decided it sounded reasonable, and I will also have an ultrasound on May 19. They will remove it, if it is still
Palpable. I told them” I am trusting your professional judgement, don’t let me down” I have seen Dr Kelly Cornell for 9 years and I trust her. She is a leading Breast surgeon at Winchester Hospital in MA. I have had so much work done on me.
A breast reduction, removal of adhesions and scar tissue, implants gone bad, cellulitis, removal of bad implants.
Dr Matthew Carty of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Put me all back together the right way. So my mammograms could be read.
I am not stressed anymore. I believe all will be okay, even if it’s not, they will hear a roar, and I will insist the lesion be extracted exhumed, what ever the they call it, and… I will not be a happy camper if things are different. I have had 3 different breast surgeries in CA . I am sick of it, but I still want this lump removed good or bad. Thanks for your response. So grateful for all of you on this blog 🦋🌼🌿🪴✨💫

Hi, I had surgery to remove ALH, radial scar and other non cancerous cells. My surgeon suggests I take the estrogen blocker but I am sensitive to hormone changes. I did/do not have cancer and don’t really want to take the drug. I’ll be 63 in February. Your input is welcome.

@jeanadair123 I am replying to your post regarding doctors reading report vs. scan. (January) I had a mammogram and was all ok. I saw a breast surgeon as a proactive checkup of my breasts. He looked at mammo and said ‘you have very dense tissue, I recommend having an MRI done to see better what’s in there’. Well he found areas of concern. Very small spots. I had biopsy done , 1 was cancer. He couldn’t biopsy the other area due to location snd if he did a ultrasound/MRI guided biopsy, he wouldn’t be assured that he got the actual tissue. I had history of DCIS in other breast, so mastectomy was recommended.
My point being that had he just read the report my cancer would have been overlooked for who know how long. Early detection was key. Reading the scan AND report are so important. The radiologist reading the scan is great but confirmation by the surgeon is of great importance. This is an older post (January) and I pray you are doing well.

Thank you for your response.
I had a mri of my breasts 2 years ago because I read that it was recommended for people with dense breasts. I think it is about time that I get another thanks for the reminder. It gets quite tiring being so proactive all the time.
I had a ct of my chest recently and the doctors staff coded the referral wrong showing I had breast cancer on the left not the right, had I not looked at the results on line I would not have seen this. As it turned out i was told the radiologists do not look at the the code when reading the report they focus on the entire CT of the chest. I actually went down to radiology and got a copy of the referral to show him. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the clinical indication showed malignant neosplasm on-the left breast, apparently this is just to notify the radiologist of previous issues. Should one have to do this shouldn’t we be able to trust the doctors we have. I have had 3 cancers two were missed had it not been for myself being so proactive I probably wouldn’t be here to write this.
One more thing we get speakers at our cancer group I asked if we could get a radiologist to interpret our results.
Enough. Have a nice day.