Hi I just had the radilogist put the wire in and the surgeon removed a cluster of calcification they were very close to the breast wall. I origally was sceduled last week but machine broke 3 weeks before that i went for a mamatome thats a biopsy procedure they couldn,t do it because of the location. I had to wait because my surgeon was on vacation Since my 1st mamagram til now its been over 7 weeks. I was so stressed. I am glad it over now. For all of you out there it not that painful just don,t run up the stairs I found that out the hard way. It will be a few days before I get results. I just hope my luck doesnt interfere
they said califications and they are shaped differently. I asked about the birad scoring and the Dr. said they are scoring me at a 4.
P.S The Dr. also said they are in one area and not scattered. Should I be more concerned?
A Birad rating of 4 is suspicious, but certainly better than a 5 which is highly suggestive of malignancy. They do worry more about certain types of clustered calcifications, which is probably why they rated it a 4 and want to do a biopsy. Many of these clusters are benign, but the only way to find out is through biopsy. Let us know if you have other questions. A lot of us have been through this more than once!
Sounds like a cluster versus scattered. That has a 50-75% chance of being benign. Having a biopsy is the right thing to do...stay strong!
What kind of spots are you talking about? Microcalcifications?