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Palpable Lump not visible on scans..what now?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 24, 2023 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
how can they know for sure w/out biopsy? Did surgeon explain how she can have that certitude?my worries about pain in breast were dismissed since nothing showed on mammo and i had to keep going to drs and insisting sthing was wrong
Indeed, US detected lump and biopsy showed cancer but wasted about 3-4 mos. I suggest you insist on biopsy.
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Exactly my question. I've been googling all morning whether or not it's possible to tell, and no, she didn't explain to me how she could tell that it was a fatty lump when she palpated it. It's hard, not squishy. And my breast aches, which, according to her, it shouldn't. What she said was nothing shows on any of the scans, so it's breast tissue. It feels hard because it's behind dense tissue. Take Tylenol. I walked out of there feeling like I'm a hypochondriac because I have pain and "shouldn't." But, if I felt with 100% degree of certainty that she was correct and could tell, I would not worry. I just don't.