microcalicification

Ive had my left breast removed due to intermediate dcis. They have now found several areas of microcalicification in the right breast. The surgeon has removed two of the areas of which neither was the reccommended area to  be removed the radiologist put the hook wire in the wrong area! Now they are recommending that I wait another 3 months to have the right area done. Which as the doctors put it is very suspicious.  I am not happy with this, they are apparently reticient to operate due to the location upper right quadrant, closeness to the chest wall and the depth of the microcalicification.  I have never regretted my mastectomy and reconstruction of my left breast and am quite prepared to have another mastectomy if need be.  Is waiting another 3 months advisable this will be 6 months since first found, with no outcome or diagnosis? It worries me that the outcome could be worse as they don't know what they are dealing with as yet!
My last mammogram 2 years ago was totally negative.  Iam 51 years old

[japdip]

First thing .... why was it 2 years since your last Mammogram ? You should be followed at least yearly with your past history. Second; if you are not content with either the Radiologist or the Surgeon then by all means see someone else and take ALL your films and records for him/her to review. Now about the calcifications; these areas can and should be biopsied .... before they need to be surgically removed. There are several types of biopsy and certainly one of them would be appropriate to determine if these calcifications are benign or malignant. If there are several areas and all are clustered calcifications I don't see how one would determine that the wire placement was in the wrong area. If there are multiple clusters then they all need to be investigated. Certainly biopsies can be done on more that one area at the same time ..... If I were you I would get busy, consult a Breast Surgeon (different one) and start over.    Regards ....

[zouzi]

Hi there,
This is an excellent advice that Japdip has given you ...
If I were you, I would do exactly as she is recommending!
Good luck...

[ncmichigan]

I just wanted to add my best wishes to you and let you know I had biopsies on two areas of microcalcs last year. The radiologist recommended only biopsy on one but
I told my surgeon that if they found anything, it would have to be removed, so why have to go back for surgery again? They found LCIS, so I'm glad I had both done.  I agree that you should  definitely get another opinion and get this resolved. You sound like you are a very strong women and have a great attitude about your breast issues, so you need to have peace of mind on this new concern. It could very well turn out to be benign changes causing the microcalcs, but you don't want to be stressing about the "what ifs".
I wish you all the best and I'm sending you a big hug (        ),
nc

[Deb415]

After years of being followed for calcifications I went one year without a mammogram due to no health insurance and when I went back I had cancer in both breast!! Why wait there are so many ways to make this a win win situation and wait and see just causes more stress and concern. You have been through this before and know that sooner is better than later and that breast cancer by far is the most curable cancer now. Another opinion is needed!!! God bless you and may you be blessed with good health

[healthcareguerilla]

Most breast cancers do not grow 'overnight'.  If you are going to write a post that suggests that, had you had the mammogram, breast cancer would not have been found, please post what type(s) of breast cancer was diagnosed..  

You do not mention if you had received an ultrasound, either.