Can anyone shed some light on this?

[whyme00]

I just got my mamagram magnification view report " extensive cluster of microcalcification at the superior mdeial right breasts demonstrate suspicious pwodery appreance and right biopsy is recommended"; also the left side" relatively punctate appearance to the scattered microcalcification mostly compatible with dystrophic, benigh process. However, given the nature of right side, random stereotactic needle sampling in the region is also needed to consider."

I am very anxious now, i don't have any family history and my breast side is considered small. I don't know how this happened? what should i do now? do i choice not to remove my right breast? it is really awful ....what's difference between biopsy and stereotactic needle?

My family doctor is referring me to surgeon to get biopsy done. I am waiting and very scared! help me!!

[Montana girl 06]

Maxie,
Anytime we hear we have abnormal results it it does scare us. Fortunately, many microcalcs are benign. Those that indicate cancer are usually a very early, treatable cancer. If you want more info, like the Birad rating, ask for a copy of the radiologist's report. It may be hard to understand, but it will give you more info. I know this is a very stressful time, but try to dwell on positives in your life. I will keep pyou in my prayers.

[MAXIE97]

FORGOT TO MENTION I GOT THE LETTER  TODAY FROM THE BREAST CENTER THE LETTER WAS VERY VAGUE.  RESULTS ARE ABNORMAL CONTACT PROVIDER.
JUST GENERAL FORM LETTER...  MEANWHILE  I HAVE BEEN HAVING HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES, THOUGHTS JUST RACING THROUGH MY MINE.JUST PLEASE KEEP ME IN PRAYER AND THOUGHTS. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND IT WAS JUST LIKE DOOMSDAY. GO ON THIS STRICT DIET  NO MEATS NO DAIRY ONLY GREENS.  SO THAT GOT MY MIND GOING AGAIN. I EAT PROPERLY, EXERCISE, REST, TAKE SUPPLEMENTS, NO HISTGORY OF IT.

[MAXIE97]

I JUST FINISH READING YOUR POST. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL PERHAPS I CAN SLEEP NOW I HAVE HAD ANXIETY ATTACKS AND I AM A NERVOUS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DR THEY FOUND MICRO CALCIFICATION IN MY BREAST FOR ME TO SEE A SURGEON. OF COURSE MY MIND WENT EVERY WHERE. I HAVE TO MAKE THE APT AND SCHEDULE FOR IT AND I AM SO SCARED.   I GUESS THIS IS A GOOD SOUND BOARD BECAUSE YOU CANT TALK TO EVERYBODY NOT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.

[Montana girl 06]

I'm glad you only have a few more days of this.  Keeping busy is a good idea. I'm going out of town tomorrow and teach a late Tuesday evening class but will check back when I can. The Lord be with you and give you peace.
Carolyn

[boninclyde]

Not doing to good. Having extreme panic attacks and these weird *** nightmares. Stupid stuff like being under anathesia and knowing and feeling what is going on but not being able to speak. I had this really stupid dream that they were working on my head for some reason and left a scrub bush inside. Just really stupid stuff. I am trying to stay busy cleaning, taxes, stuff. My mom (yeah I know explain later) had some chest pain and has been in the hospital and numerous doctors and that has kept me busy. I hope she feels better real soon. I go tomorrow for my pre-op. I just really really hope things go smoothly (no pain would be nice). My family deserves something good to come of all this. I want ask for prayers cause me and God haven't been getting along that well lately but any good vibs are appreciated. My daugthers will try to keep you all posted so just check the boards. Maybe not this particular thread. You'll find me. Thanks fof caring. I hope you and your family are doing well. Sorry I have not been around much just extremely busy.

[Montana girl 06]

I know your reconstruction surgery is coming up. How are you doing? Just wanted to know I'm thinking about you and praying for you and your medical team.

[Montana girl 06]

Hooray! I'm so glad all is well. Thanks for letting us know.

[1jitterbug]

Just wanted to let you know, I heard from the doctor today & my biopsy is negative. Thank you very much for your support.

Wishing you the best &
God Bless, TJ

[snowtree]

First of all let me say that you are very pretty, nice picture and nice hearing from you.  One thing I forgot to say and it was very important.  I don't want to scare anyone, because I don't want anybody scaring me, so please take it that I say it in love and only to help others.  Well, when I went for my colonoscopy/endoscopy the only thing that I didn't really liked was the spray they spray in your throat, in my case after like 5 minutes, before they took me in to the test, and before they gave me anesthesia I started not been able to swallow, they I got very nervous and when they went to put the green rubber ball with anesthesia inside my mouth I didn't want to open my mouth and started crying, because I got nervous, then they all told me that it was only going to be like a few seconds and I will be gone for a little while, that put me at ease, then finally I opened my mouth and exactly I didn't remember nothing else, but have in mind that my doctor was a funny one, making jokes about everything, he even made a joke about this, he said that I could leave and get some shopping done, then come back and he will continue, but that I had to leave the way I was, for real, I didn't laugh, because I didn't think it was funny at the moment, because your nerves can betray you, sometimes.  After everything was over I was so happy, and everything was fine, they brought me an apple struddel with orange juice, then I went to eat breakfast with my husband for a third time, I'm always hungry, what can I say.  But, please I don't want anybody to be afraid of these two tests, because they are not bad at all, I understand that you followed the instructions well, and you do good, I will not do what I did again in 2011, because is you think about it, maybe the coffee made me so nervous that I started thinking weird things.  The tests don't hurt, is over quickly, and most importantly we all need to have it done, if you all are so brave, and have gone through so much, pleease, a colonoscopy and endoscopy hurt much less than a mammogram or a biopsy, also, don't be embarrassed, because nobody is looking, just close your eyes, pray, and open your mouth for the anesthesia, then wait 6 more years and have the other one done.   Montana girl have a Happy New Year and God Bless you in everything you do.  snowtree

[Montana girl 06]

It's good to hear from you. I'm one of those who follow directions - maybe too well. When I had my colonoscopy/endoscopy I was so dehydrated they had a terrible time getting an iv in my arm. (I usually have great veins but this time all their poking around was really painful.) Maybe next time I'll take a few sips of water!

[snowtree]

Well, you know who I am from previous forums, but I stopped by to wish you a Happy New Year and hoping that everything goes well with you, I also hope your colonoscopy goes well, are you having an endoscopy also?  Well, the reason that I'm asking is because I had both done back in 2005, due to the fact that my father had colon cancer, but survived it, the test didn't hurt whatsoever, please don't try this at home, but the day of the colonoscopy I couldn't stand it anymore and I had a cup of coffee and crackers with butter at 5:00 am, then the liquid that I had to drink like two hours later (all at once, my husband couldn't believe me), it didn't taste that bad so all it went together, then a little later I went to the bathroom once (all liquid), but not that much, then later I went to the hospital feeling scared and sorry for the coffee and the crackers, and I told the doctor that I didn't think it was going to work, because I had not cleaned myself too much, of course I didn't say about the other stuff, then he told me not to worry, that if they find some poop inside of me that they were going to put it inside my purse, so I could take it home, I laughed and all that, but nervous still, well, end of story, I was completely CLEAN inside, and no polyps were found, only three big bacterias in the endoscopy, not having anything to do with the colonoscopy.  The irony is that my mother-in-law didn't eat anything solid five days prior to her colonoscopy and she was sent back home, because she was full of poop, my friend also, so anyways, I hope you were clean inside and that everything went well.  May God bless you.  snowtree

[Montana girl 06]

I'm glad your biopsy is over and all is ok. I know waiting for results is just as hard, though. Sounds like you have a good attitude. I'm praying for benign.
Carolyn

[Montana girl 06]

I know who you are when you log in as idobelieveinfairies, but I'll always think of you as boninclyde.

You have a lot of reasons to be stressed. First I hope your colonoscopy goes ok. That's a pain because you don't see results. But, just think about after your reconstruction surgery. Once you heal from that you do have something to look forward to. Bet you can't wait for summer to get your swimsuit back on. Do they take muscle from other areas of the body for reconstruction? If you don't want to go into details, that's fine. But, if you want to talk about it, I'm here.

I understand your need to get things in order, but you also need to give yourself a little break before your surgery. Take care of yourself, first. I'll keep checking this strand from time to time to see how you're doing. You're going to be ok.
Carolyn

[1jitterbug]

HI,

I had my sterotatic breast biopsy this afternoon. It wasn't as bad as the
apprehension leading up to it this morning
but I took some advice from above & took a Vicodin ES & Xanax 5mg before going. I almost fell asleep during the procedure. I did have
a short bout of pretty intense pain in my
ribs during the procedure but the Dr, gave me
some more Lidocaine & it left then he could finish. He thought it was referred pain & said that was the time he'd ever had that happen.

It will take one wk. for the results to get
back to my family doctor so now it's just
the wait. And I'm sure you know what that's
like but I'm just putting it in God's hands

I think the local is starting to wear off
so I'm not going to stay on here very long.

Thank you very much for the info, advice a listening ear. My Birad rating is 4 on my
magnified mammogram, I picked the reports up from my physican today.

Talk to you in a day or two ok.

TJ

[boninclyde]

I just can't get away from my old long in name. Just so everyone knows it is now idobelieveinfairies and logged in wrong. I'll try to remember. Sorry!

[boninclyde]

Hey everyone. Don't mean to highjack this thread but wanted to let you all know whats going on. Hope your holidays were wonderful. Mine were but very busy. I was overwhelmed. I was shopping and for some reason I have been cleaning my house like I am dying. Cleaning all closets, every drawer, every corner, shredding paper, getting finances in order (don't have to worry to much cause there ain't no money LOL) making a budget for a year in case something happens to me. Yeah I know weird. I guess just my way of dealing. I had my mamo yesterday and it was all clear. I had my genetic testing done the other day also and waiting for results. Could take 30/60 days. Pray for my girls. I have an appointment to meet with the doctor who will do my colonoscopy the 11th (what fun, I meet with my anathesieologist on the 24th and surgery is the 29th. Scared poopless. I will get through it. My panic attacks are aweful. Sometimes my legs feel like butter. Ziggy for years I went to doctor after doctor thinking something was wrong with my heart. I had known since childhood I had MVP but docs say it was not any worse. They all told me stress. I did not believe them because life was good back then and there was nothing to stress out about. After years I figured out it was stress/anxiety/panic attacks. I started seeing a counselor about 3 months ago which doesn't seem to help but I'll keep trying. I have to regain control of my life. Well thats my update. How are you all? Sorry so long winded.  

[1jitterbug]

Thank You, I will.

TJ

[Montana girl 06]

TJ
I'm glad the posts were helpful. Let us know how things go. A high percentage of clustered microcalcs are benign and I hope you're in that group.

[1jitterbug]

Hi,

I just want to tell you how much your posts
have helped me. I'm new to all of this & I
have some clustered microcalcifacations on my lt. breast. I am scheduled for a sterotatic
biopsy nest Thursday.  I'm not so apprehensive
about the procedure now that I've read your
comments.

God Bless & Thank You,
TJ

[Montana girl 06]

Yes, I had a firm area after my biopsies, but mostly after my excisional biopsies. IA couple of years after my 2nd biopsy it really hurt for me to lay on my stomach as I got a massage. The massage therapist suggested I press /massage the area very firmly to break up the scar tissue. I did that and it really helped. So, now it's not painful when I lay on it, but it is still much firmer than the surrounding tissue. Also, I did not massage the area until it was very well healed. I don't know anything about massaging the area soon after biopsy so I can't help you out there. I hope you healed well..

[whyme00]

vicki and carolyn, thanks! got a question for you, did you feel firm on the area of biopsy? how long will it take to be normal? do you massage it? thx!

Lynn

[Montana girl 06]

I agree, it sounds like your heart does more than flutter. I wish your doctor could find a solution. I imagine the flutter makes you even more anxious and the two build on each other.

If I remember correctly, taking tamoxifen would only decrease cancer reoccurance for you by a very small percentage, right?  You explained in previous posts why your circumstances did not seem to justify the negatives of taking tamoxifen and I think you made a well informed decision. There are many other women whose odds favor taking tamoxifen. I think each woman is a different case and it's something you need to decide for yourself with your oncologist's help.

I wonder, though if taking tamoxifen would make you worry less. I don't think you should take it just to worry less, but I thought I heard about other drugs with similar positive results that had fewer negative side effects. Maybe next time you see you doctor you could ask if there are any new drugs or therapies that could decrease reoccurance.

I have a feeling you've been reading other posts of women who are taking tamoxifen and worry that you're not taking it. Sometimes I do the same thing - I read about women whose complex cysts or microcalcs are being monitored more frequently and then I wonder if I'm doing everything I should be doing. It's important that we become well informed, but we also need to remember that each case is unique and our circumstances may not be the same as as those we read about. It seems to me you thought quite highly of your surgeon, and there's definite trust involved in making decisions on treatment, also.

I really hope you're able to set aside your worries for a few months. I'm sure it never goes totally away...

Well, I'm back to school and I imagine you are too. It's never a dull moment once school gets going again.

[Montana girl 06]

Thanks so much for sharing your good news. Now you can relax and enjoy life.
Carolyn

[calgal98]

  That is so wonderful.  I'm so happy you got such good news.  I go back in 6 also.  I think its pretty standard anytime you have a biopsy.  Happy New Year!!