Hi All, thank you for following up, I really appreciate it. The lumps were thought to be fibrous tissue and not the reason they called me back as they didn't even show up on the mammogram. I have a small cluster of calcifications in the right breast, and they wanted to do a "work up" mammogram and if necessary a biopsy under yet another mammogram to find the spot again AND get the sample. So all up would have been 3 mammograms in one day, in addition to the one I had 2 weeks ago.
I raised my concerns about my previously painful and traumatic mammogram with them, but also a very small possibility that I may be pregnant and was very reluctant to make a decision there and then. TBH I felt very pushed to still go ahead with it there and then, but I decided to delay until next week when I can take a proper pregnancy test. Also so I could do some more investigation into any alternatives.
The doctors noted that 90% of calcifications are benign and it didn't look particularly suspicious, and I know you'll all think I'm mad for delaying, but I'm really, really uncomfortable with that amount of radiation and the pain and trauma I went through last time. I asked if there were any other options to obtain a biopsy or assessment but they said no.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
They did do two rounds of ultrasounds and they noted the two lumps, which they don't seem to think is too suspicious, but did note that if a biopsy was needed it would be done after the calcification biopsy.
I understand they do have my best interests in mind, but I did feel uncomfortably rushed and pushed, even in light of my concerns so just need to take some time to get my head around it, especially as I don't feel I'm over the last one, which I'm still in pain from.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. xx
