I won a breast MRI biopsy!

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  • Outfield
    Outfield Member Posts: 1,109
    edited January 2018

    Leaf, I just found this thread and had a jolt of alarm. In a way, I'm glad I found it late and your last post is here - I am so glad and relieved.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2018

    tamoxifen is not given to try and "clear" or "cure" LCIS, it is given as a preventative medication to help prevent an invasive breast cancer , such as ILC or IDC from occuring in the future. That being said, I took tamox for 5 years, then I took Evista for about 7 years (on and off); I haven't had any further issues (diagnoses , lumpectomies, or biopsies) in the 15 years since my original diagnosis of LCIS back in 2003.

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  • beep7bop
    beep7bop Member Posts: 130
    edited February 2019

    I have a question, My ultrasound and 3 D say I am bi-rad 4C I am to have core biopsy march 7th. I have been ADH and ALH over the years. But this time I am really scared. should I be

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  • Lea7777
    Lea7777 Member Posts: 274
    edited March 2019

    Congratulations Leaf! Good news spanning lack of a painful biopsy all the way to the results.

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  • Lea7777
    Lea7777 Member Posts: 274
    edited March 2019

    Beep7bop, I am sure March 7 cannot get here fast enough for you. The 4's are better than a 5 and your radiologist could have chosen a 5 for you but did not.

    Published Jan 9, 2018 in the Radiology Society of North America,

    ACR BI-RADS Assessment Category 4 Subdivisions in Diagnostic Mammography: Utilization and Outcomes in the National Mammography Database

    The PPV (positive predictive value) of 4A was 7.6% (1274 of 16 784), that of 4B was 22% (2317 of 10 408), and that of 4C was 69.3% (2839 of 4099).

    I had one bi-rads 5 (80%-97% chance of malignancy) that was atypia and not cancer.

    Hopefully it is still just ADH, ALH but early detection is the key to saving lives, so be glad you were vigilant in your screenings and that you will have an answer soon.

    The waiting sucks. Hoping you get good news.

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  • alto
    alto Member Posts: 233
    edited March 2019

    bee7bop, for what it's worth, I had a BI-RADS 4 that ended up being nothing (I had a core biopsy, and an excision). I go back for a mammo on March 7, so we'll be in a similar headspace, if that helps! Thinking of you and hoping for good results.

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