BI-RADS category 4C

JP, I haven't been in your situation either, but here's a link that explains the Birads rating system for suspiscious lumps:  http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm

I can also tell you that 80% of breast biopsies turn out to be B9, so at this point the odds are still in your favor that it's not bc.  Have you been scheduled for a biopsy?      Deanna

I had clear/milky discharge from the nipple.  PCP said it was probably a papilloma.  Mammogram showed nothing.  Ultrasound showed something but not clear what.  Core needle biopsy came back as benign but did not explain symptom.  BS said probably a papilloma but we need to check it out.  Excisional biopsy found a papilloma and also DCIS, ADH, papillomatosis, etc.

So you probably have a papilloma but it should come out anyway just in case there is something else.  Based on what you know so far -- take steps to get a definitive diagnosis, but don't freak out!

I had wire guided excisional biopsy done for my DCIS, which at the time was just calcifications.  It was done as outpatient surgery.  After I got checked in and changed, they took me done to radiology when they did a mammogram, much more intense then the diagnostic one I had.  Once they got the picture up that they needed, the radiologist, numbed my breast and then inserted a needle/tube into my breast. They stopped to check the picture a few times to make sure it was where he needed it to be, once everything was positioned to his liking, he then inserted the wire on either side of the DCIS and removed the tube.  Since mine was on both two sides (only one side ended up havign DCIS, the other side was A-typical), I ended up looking like I had antennas sticking out of my breast.  The whole thing took maybe 25 minutes?  It was not fun being squeezed but once you were numbed it wasn't bad. The worse part, I froze.  They gave me a heated blanket afterwards, which was lovely.

Then they took me back up to pre-op where I waited in bed with my husband (well he sat on the chair).  They did knocked me out for my surgery, which I wasn't crazy about but I had a twilight a few years ago, and honestly couldn't tell the difference.  He gave me a sedative that didn't take affect until we were in the surgery room.  I moved with no problem from one table to another, then he said he was giving me oxygen and that is all I remember   Woke up as they wheeled me back into the recovery room.  I dozed for a bit but never really fell back asleep.  Spent the next 30 minutes or so talking with the nurses.  They gave me ice chips since I had a horrible taste in my mouth.

Then another 45 minutes in general recovery with my husband. They gave me some food, water and coffee. Then sent me home.  Got there at 9am and was home about 3:30pm.  They gave me a small heart shaped pillow to use under my arm, and it was heavenly. I parked in the recliner and that is where I stayed all night.  Use ice. It will help.  I took percocet at the hospital and then again at about 8pm.  I then switched to Motrin the next day.

I have a large hematoma, so my healing has been less then ideal, so hopefully you will not have to deal with that part of it.  I was back at work on Monday (surgery was April 1, Friday), no problem.