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Happy for you shoppingchicken that's really great!!!!!

I go for my first 6 mo in March 2016 trying not to think about it. I'm not taking tomoxifen my gyn said my risk does not out weigh Se's. I hope he's right.

great news, momo ! I just had a clear mammo recently, so we can breathe a sigh of relief together! (Praying you get good benign results too, Ddw !) (momo--- my radiologist basically told me "since we have the 3-D tomosynthesis machine now, and your breasts are almost completely fat (not dense at all), you really don't need MRI anymore". I explained to her I wasn't having MRIs due to any breast density issues, but due to high risk from LCIS and mom's history of ILC, then she changed her tune, writing in her report, "MRI recommended for lifetime risk of 20% or greater." My risk is 35%, so I guess I will be continuing with MRIs for now. (but the insurance company is paying less and less every year).

Anne

Ddw---but the good news is , as you said, she hasn't had breast or ovarian cancer in all these years, and now she can be proactive in fighting it. Knowledge is power.

Anne

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yes really on the October/ March thing.

Thanks for your support . Means a lot ,

I'm a complete nervous wreck about Friday, I can't see this getting any better either but only you guys can understan

Hello,

I get lymphatic drainage done on my breasts every week, which stops the toxins accumulating and keeps the lymph moving round properly.

If it's done properly, breasts feel light afterwards and "aired"

I ve stopped wearing underwire bras. I don't know if this will make a difference but it makes me feel relaxed. So whatever works to keep the edge off, right?!?

Two days to go DW, nearly there! And yes, exhaustion comes with all these tests. I spent last week in bed!!

I like the six month watch. Don't know if I would feel ok without it. I had a very bad 18 months where we weren't sure what was going on, so to know that if anything happens, it will be caught early gives me peace of mind.

Best to you all!

Alicki

Whew, great news, Trish! What a relief. Hope you sleep well tonight

Wow

What a week. You guys rock . So happy for all of you.

Next on deck , me. Ugh not feeling at all confident but really happy for you patient 6 month crowd

• yea!!!! 💃💃💃🎉🎉💃💃🙌🙌😃👍 sooo happy everything went well and Birads 1 alright GF that's great news. Calcifications are normal they come with age unfortunatley. I wouldn't sweat it one bit. Awesome!!!!

great news dd. your mo will ease your concerns. Enjoy the weekend and celebrate.

hello,

Well we ll all be back in March! So let's breathe now!

Best

Alicki

momoschki - that is a very good question - 6 month v 1 year checks? I don't know the answer. I am in a 6 month check for 2 years loop - protocol - for birads 3 scattered calcifications. I am at increased risk because of family history - 15% lifetime risk. I'm 62. Genetic testing was negative. Because of my anxiety, I was told they could do a biopsy now which would put me on annual screenings. I don't know what to do. My anxiety is at times so difficult in the 6 month loop, but now I am worried that an annual screening will produce as much if not more anxiety. And i will lose the opportunity to find something early if something new develops. I have talked to a few women whose anxiety is equally high when they finally got back to annual screening. I would love to know your thoughts as you go through the process of 6 month v annual.

I'm still up in the air re the 6 month vs 1 year checks. BS wasn't willing to make a determination yet when I saw her last month. She wants to wait until I reach the 5 year mark (this Feb). Of course, the irony of this rationale is that the risk actually goes UP each year. I've got an appt with a new onc next month the get a second opinion. Original one, whom I'd been seeing since the start of all this, died. Actually suicide, which makes the situation that much worse. How many of you with an atypia dx regularly see an oncologist? My gyn would write my evista rx

Djabi, 15% lifetime risk is barely above average. About 12% of women develop breast cancer in their lifetime, so in the grand scheme of things 15% is pretty normal.