Breast Reduction & Benign Mass

Stacie01

Hello, in February 2017 I was required to have a Mammogram in order to proceed with my Breast Reduction. A small mass was found that was biopsied. The mass was benign. The doctor has refused to release me for my Breast Reduction for six months until I have another mammogram on August 2017 to "check the stability of the mass". I have read that once a mass is benign, it's ALWAYS benign. My fear is that she will require me to have a lumpectomy done and not release me for my reduction. She is completely derailing my wishes to have my reduction done THIS YEAR - I've met all of my deductibles and if this carries over to next year, the cost will be much higher (I am already approved for my reduction, she is holding up the process!) I don't understand why she will not release me and allow my plastic surgeon to remove the mass while he does my reduction surgery.

Has anyone else walked in these shoes?

Lindaerwin

yes I am there too. I went to plastic surgeon for breast reduction but I brought him my ultrasound scans and biopsy pathology report showing benign, no atypia cells just stromal fibrosis but he won't do the reduction he wants breast surgeon to remove first then he will do reduction that doesn't make sense they send all the tissue and stuff out to pathology anyways on a reduction. He's afraid he will miss spot its at 4 o'clock and its benign anyways so now I'm second guessing pathology report it wud just be great to get it done same time as reduction I would not have to have that wire put in but he won't do it of course I have to pay out of pocket my crappy insurance won't cover but if it stops neck shoulder and back pain please do it. Hope you are having better luck let me know. Take care.

RebzAmy

Hi ladies,

I see this from a slightly different angle. I had a breast reduction in 2005 & wish wish wish that I'd had a mammogram at that stage as fast forward to 2007, I got a diagnosis of breast cancer, grade 3, spread to lymph nodes. My consultant is infuriated that I wasn't given a mammogram as if I had, then possibly at that stage I would have been diagnosed with DCIS & not full blown Invasive ductal carcinoma. Your consultants are just erring on the side of caution. I don't know if my IDC was triggered to grow by having had the surgery & I'm very lucky that 10 years later I'm still here based on the type of IDC I had and the grade.