Concerned; awaiting an US/guided core biopsy

Femleo22

58yo fem with "C" dense breasts; regular mammo for past 15yrs...

On mammo on April found new asymetry rt, lower breast.

May: diagnostic mammo followed by US.

RAD REPORT: lower, rt outer area breast.

" a hypoechoic area with posterior acoustic shadowing corresponding to the palpable region. Suspicious findings when considering mammographic and sonographic assessment"

Birads 4 ...core scheduled 5/21.

Concerned as I know these terms pop up as not so great, more sayi g malignancy.

PCP was contacted by radiologist for voicemail to me sounded very concerned said that we would talk this week then after the results come in we will sit down and get a game plan. And wondering if the radiologist did not put certain things in his report but discuss certain things with her.

History of cancer with both parents but not breast cancer.

Steessed!

apricotjam

Fingers crossed for you ... I just had my us guided core biopsy last week. similar description to what they were looking at. my doc called Friday to say it was benign. I'm hoping you get the same news after your biopsy. I'll be thinking of you.

Doc at my us was very abrupt and told me to get an immediate biopsy. I was so worried, I went the next day to another of their sites and got a copy of the report. My understanding (which I didn't know when the doc scared me) is that often these get scored as Birads 4 so insurance pays for the biopsy. Most biopsies still come back benign. I know it's hard to not get tied up in knots between now and the 21st, but there's a lot in your favor right now. There really is.

Femleo22

thank you! I don't do well with waiting. Good to hear yours came out okay.

apricotjam

Thanks. And I'm officially awful with waiting. So I do understand. I dont have much useful advice on that ... I lost over 15 pounds while waiting. So I'm not a bright shining example of handling stress.