Need input PLEASE—Could not find at time of biopsy

Thank you—I feel like this has been such a whirlwind. My primary care doctor was concerned with follow ultrasound report. The radiologist told me that the mass was the size of a pea and it could be early stage breast cancer, treatable with radiation and curable. Like I said, I had a different, less experienced tech the day of scheduled biopsy.

Mammogram said architectural distortion Ultrasound measured mass taller than wide, size of a pea, irregular and Hypoechoic. Also, that it was darker than normal, whatever that means. Some of this was told to me not on report.

I have the report from yesterday when I was supposed to have biopsy. It says they can no longer see the mass it is most likely part of the tissue. Now, Birads-0 was Birads-4 (c).

I insisted on MRI. Radiologist report said “alternatively I can return is 6 months for follow up."

Obviously, I am not waiting. I'm having a Billateral MRI with and without contrast on Monday.

If they didn't tell me the mass could be early stage breast cancer... I would have still been nervous for biopsy but I have been out of my mind with stress, worry and crying.

Ironically, I got a call from the hospital today asking if I wanted to file a complaint. I'm guessing because I was upset?

Thank you again—I'm a newbie soanytime I get a reply I am so grateful.

Thank you for you’re message PatsyKB. Ironically, I received a call from the nurse at the Women’s Center where all of this occurred the next day asking if I wanted to file a Complaint. I said no, but after giving it some thought I called the Hospital. Sure enough they were expecting my call. The Center emailed Patient Services (Quality Control) an let them know I was upset.

It was a shit show for sure! For the past almost 4 weeks I’ve been a nervous wreck. I get my MRI tomorrow. It’s my understanding the turnaround is 24 hours. My primary care doctor is going to be calling them for the results so we can proceed as necessary or take a big breath and put this behind me. I’d much rather talk with her than anyone at the Center, including the radiologist.

I’ll check back in with an update. Thanks again for your feedback

Hi Patsy,

I had the MRI and it came back with mild enhancement of parachmeyal tissue. Follow up in 1 year.

Due to Birads 4 on my diagnostic mammo due to archetectural distortion...and the issues with the Center where all this started I still wanted a 2nd opinion. The 2nd opinion breast surgeon found 2 palpable lumps on exam and they felt like cysts. She confirmed that the negative MRI was great news and not to worry; however, she did want me to have a 2nd look ultrasound with the imaging facility she is affiliated with in the Hope Center.

I went for 2nd look US. The radiologist came in with my reports, was a bit confused and arrogant, left the room and the tech proceeded with the US. I told her I don't enjoy all these tests, I’m certainly not coming due to my own fruition—She got it. I said I felt like the radiologist was bothered by me, like I'm getting too many tests and if I am, this last one was ordered by the breast surgeon. I think he was bothered most likely because they squeezed me in and he didn't look over all of my reports yet.

Okay, US did find the two palpable cysts. Radiologist came in and confirmed they were cysts and he had a huge attitude adjustment, actually, kind and he didn’t brush off my questions .

He said, you have had 3 modalities, 2 negative and 1 positive (Birads 4 mammo). I think he looked at my films while I was in getting US. It's his opinion that when 1 modality is positive he pursues it. I'm getting another diagnostic mammo. If the architectural distortion is still there I'm getting a stereotactic biopsy. He called my BS and talked to her PA and she called me to make sure I understood the next step.

So, I’m back to researching. 😑 I have read that early DCIS may not show on US and MRI— my husband's cousin had DCIS, had chemo/radiation after. She told himl last night! My NEW obsession until this is truly over. Any insight?

Thank you for allowing me to vent ladies. 🙏 I hope to close this chapter in the next few weeks. I suffer from severe anxiety and I feel it's making it more difficult than it should be.😊

As a footnote, I lost my Aunt to cancer and she was only 39 and my grandmother at 55 (Not breast cancer). As you may know, when you see a loved one with cancer you know it happens, you live it, it makes cancer so real—like, it does happen and you see it firsthand.

The pain of caring for them was horrible, watching a loved one suffer. Losing them to cancer changed my life. Obviously, I loved them so much. My Aunt was like a big sister (I'm only child), my grandmother was a huge part of my life from birth through early teens. Their deaths changed me forever