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Bi-rad 4: Surgical excision recommended for me
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jun 8, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
The breast surgeon said needle biopsy can’t be done as I’m flat chested. What’s terrible is that she has to make 4 cuts (each cut is about 1inch, 2 on each breast, based on the mammogram ) to remove tissue out for biopsy. She also said I can wait 6 months for another mammogram and decide from there. She said she may be able to do one cut on one of the breast(based on the mammogram), so 3 cuts. I’m inclined to wait. I just think it’s horrible to do 3 cuts on a flat chested woman.
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Get an MRI and look into additional doctors opinions.
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I am so sorry to hear you going through this. I agree with waiting six month and do another mammogram to see if anything changes. I think that would be my call as well. Can the do an MRI to get a closer look? I would think before they would do surgery they would want a better look. Keep in touch and try to stay positive as calcifications don’t mean cancer. It’s a possibility. I had 27 grams taken out because they thought they saw two lesions with calcification. No lesions and no cancer. I wish I insisted on an MRI. My surgeon was sure I had cancer. Keep the faith and read up the next few months. You will learn a lot that will help you make better decisions.