Family History & Problems with Breast

[JDSLMurphy]

I have had 3 surg. biop.over 20 core biop. Diagnosed with mastitis. Which, I was given antibiotics. They did not help, On my yearly Mammogram I was told by the radiologist he felt it was IBC, went to see a breast surgeon, and was told it wasn

[JDSLMurphy]

Well went thru 8 core biopseys and 1 surgical biopsey, come to find out  didnt get a  core of the mass, so another biopsey is sched for this coming fri, less than 2 weeks  from the last ones done. Then we go from there. starting to feel like a dart board for sure. Thinking about mastectomy, but  finding a Doctor that will agree to it is going to be hard. The problem is 24 core & 4 surgical Biop in 5 years and I had a hyst. over 15 years ago, stopped harmones about 8 years ago, and all the changes are going on. Not sure where to go from here.

[Annekathryn Goodman, M.D.]

Hi there

How stressful for you!

It sounds like your family doctor is a keeper. You need someone to help guide you through your concerns. My only other suggestion is for you to ask your doctor about genetics testing. If you have the BRCA 1 or 2 gene mutations, there are other options that some women are considering including prophylactic mastectomies with breast reconstruction. Ask your doctor or the breast surgeon about a consultation with a genetic counselor to go over your family history

best wishes to you

[JDSLMurphy]

Thank you for your imput, def going to ask about the Genetic testing, after so many core and surgical biop. im not looking forward to more down the road.