Looking for advice!!

Pennyborn

Looking for some insight. I had my yearly in January and everything was good to go. I recently moved away and in March found a lump.

I had a lump years ago but it was painful and very different. I had to see a breast specialist because breast cancer runs in my family. Grandmother passed away from breast cancer and mom has had issues all throughout the years.

This lump is much different. Hard and no pain. I found a doctor here and they ordered an ultrasound. He mentioned his concern was that it does not go away with my menstrual cycleand he may want it removed so it does not grow.

I went for the ultrasound. The technician told me it was not a cyst and appears to be a mass but it has smooth edges and cancer does not. She told me not to lose sleep over it. She then brought in the radiologist and she performed another ultrasound. I was told to come back in 6 months.

I was expecting my doctor office to follow up confirming that's how they would like to proceed. When I called into the office the nurse stated my results were read to me by the radiologist and to go off of that.

I know I'm fine but the follow up was terrible and with a family history I would like someone to be a little more thorough in their follow up.

I looked up my results online and this is what it read: There is a 1.9 x 0.8 x 1.4 cm oval hypoechoic nodule with macrolobulated margins at 5 oclock, 5 cm from nipple, which corresponds to a firm mobile marble-sized nodule on exam. Birad3.

Any insight into how to handle going forward? Like I said I know I'm fine but not very comfortable with their follow up. A friend recommended another doctor here and said to go for a second opinion just to be in better company of a better more thorough practice.

Any insight would be great! Thanks!

mustlovepoodles

I'm a great believer in second opinions when you don't feel entirely comfortable with the process. The second will either confirm what you already know or will offer a different plan for surveillance and treatment. Never a bad thing!