lump in breast

[Lisa1113]

i have a lump in my right breast that i found in the shower. i am 43. after going to my gyn he wants me to have a diagnostic mammogram and a diagnostic ultrasound. I DO NOT WANT THE MAMMOGRAM. i have done tons of research and they are not accurate to say the least. they are painful (yes, i haven't spoken to a woman yet who says they are not painful), degrading and at times dangerous. i have had two chest xrays in the past and do not want to subject my body to further unnecessary radiation. yet my dr won't listen to me! am i wrong?  i find it hard to believe there isn't another test for women who refuse mammograms.


This discussion is related to Mamograms vs. Sonograms.

[Irishgal2]

Lisa,

I have had two Mammgrams, neither painful, just uncomfortable.  19th March last years aged 39 I was diagnoised with BC.

You know you have a lump and it is on your mind.  Do you seriously think you will be able to get on with a normal life and forget about it?  As Jen1967 said, knowledge is power.  Unfortunately a Mammogram and Ultrasound are the tests for BC.  Of course none of us want to go through these tests, but the alternative, well that's for you to decide.  

[metalgirl70]

I've had two mammograms and neither one was painful.

[Jen1967]

Oh please get the mammogram! I know its a horrible thing to have to do but its worth saving your life. I just got my first last Monday because I had a lump. Now they are telling me it might be cancer. I am getting my results back from a biopsy taken last Wed and of course I am a nervous wreck. But think of the alternative. You don't want to be carrying around a malignancy when you could start to get rid of it. Knowledge is power! This site is an excellent resource - full of sisters who care. Please- for your family's sake if not your own - please go get one!
Jen