So Far Benign, but still have more testing to go.

sorry no one replied. yes thats pretty much how it went for me too.

I had a surgical biopsy in 2012 with FEA also, I saw a breast specialist who agreed with the general surgeon that removal was the only treatment needed. I would be interested to know if you are placed on medication for that.

Prayers for you!

I am looking for anyone who has gone through multiple biopsies for atypical ductal hyperplasia.

I am 69 years old, no history of breast cancer on maternal side of family and very little info about paternal side with no bc as far as I know. Nursed last child until he was 13 months old. Have been blessed with good health, no diabetes, high cholesterol, or triglycerides. Mother, sister and myself have been diagnosed with fibrocystic breasts. For myself that issue mostly gone since hysterectomy/oorphorectomy at the age of 52.

In November 20l2 I discovered a tiny grain sized lump under the skin of my left breast. By February 2013 i had been through mammograms, us, Mri of both breasts and 9 mammatone biopsies in both breasts with removal of benign tumors in left breast and others to watch in right breast. 4 months later as a result of a follow-up sonogram on right breast I underwent a excision biopsy with wire locator to extract unusual cells which were identified as atypical ductal hyperplasia. I had additional excision biopsies in right breast in June 2014 and the most recent March 2016 with wire locator. All of these lumpectomys have been benign. I have educated myself as much as I possibly could and with 15 % chance of these ADH cells becoming cancer I continue to have these things removed.

I just had my 6 month follow-up mammogram on right breast on Sep 16. This was my first 3D mammogram. Naturally I was stunned when the radiologist came in and told me the last biopsy missed some cells in the same area but noticed groupings of calcifications deeper into the breast and is recommending another excision lumpectomy this time with two wires. Twice in one year is really stressful on my body! My surgeon recommends reMoval but has given me the option of waiting 6 months if I want. I feel like I am on a rollercoaster with is ADH. I am afraid that if I don't have this surgery this will be the one that turns out to be cancer. I am hoping that someone has been through this can give me some insight.

I had a needle biopsy that shows flat epithelial Atypia (FEA) with calcifications which is a benign atypia. Met with surgeon and he wants to do a excisional biopsy although said no rush so I'm waiting about 7 weeks so not to mess with some planned vacations. They don't seem too concerned but thinks the surgical biopsy is necessary to make sure other rogue cells aren't hiding. I went for my first MRI and just got the results. The verbage doesn't really tell me anything useful but I don't know all the medical terminology and nothing useful came up upon googling it. It talks about possible "enhancements" near the spot they biopsied etc. says it could be diseased tissue or post biopsy changes (it's only been 2 weeks since the needle biopsy). So ....I'm Sharing in case others have case have been through this. To be continued....

kwhit - it's often the insurance company that decides. Most people start out with a screening mammo and are called back for a diagnostic mammo & maybe an ultrasound if there are questions or grey areas. I don't see any previous diagnosis & treatment for you so I can't really make a recommendation.

MTwoman, I have dense breast, have had a surgical biopsy that showed FEA in 2012, then in 2016 I had a call back that turned out to be a cyst. I think I can have it, I would have to pay the difference, which at this point I dont mind doing if it will decrease the risk of call backs because we all know how stressful that is!

Kayla7 please keep us updated. Praying for more benign results for you!

Sweet Pea, has anyone suggested genetic testing? I would think that you might want to pursue that, since your sister had BC at a young age (twice!) If you decide to get tested, I would strongly suggest that you have the expanded testing, and here's why:

I have a strong family history of breast (youngest: age 24), colon, uterine, lung and other cancers in my first & second generation family members, both sides. My BS suggested I have the 5-gene test which came back negative for the BRCAs and three others. Yay~!

But then my genetics counselor recommended that I also have a 25-gene test because of the numerous colon cancers in my family. Well, what do you know~! It turned up TWO rare gene mutations which cause BC and other cancers--in fact, all the cancers represented in my family can be caused by one or the other of these gene mutations! As a result of finding these two rare gene mutations, my treatment plan changed from LX & rads, to PBMX.

I'm really glad I got the testing. PALB2 and Chek2 are much more rare than the BRCAs, and almost no one outside the Breast Cancer community has ever even heard of them. But in my case, given my family history, the genetics counselor pegged my lifetime risk of 45+%. My 24yo DD decided to get tested and wouldn't you know, she has them, too. In fact, her lifetime risk is 58+%~! It's sad to know that my DD has this, but at least she will have the close surveillance she needs and MAYBE she won't have to go through this whole sordid breast cancer experience.

I wish you the best.