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I had a breast ultrasound done several weeks ago--came back to the doc's office and she told me it looks benign and scheduled me to see a surgeon specialist. Saw him today--after he examined my breast and I had also showed him where exactly the lump is, he told me not to worry and said to put my clothes on and he left. A moment later he came back and told me that it's not cancer, but it needs to be removed. I panicked--omg!
I had a cyst drained by him a little over a year ago on the other breast. I asked him if he could do the same to this one and he said this one is a little larger and could be solid. Unfortunately, the utrasound technician did not snap a shot of the most important area that I had shown her--she missed it. The area that my doc was concern about in the ultrasound result was, what the surgeon said, just "fullness", not the same area that we are concern about. Apparently the tech missed the main spot. She took like 25 pictures and did not take the one that I had pointed out, she just rolled over it, I didn't realized it until I got home that day. She had mentioned that I have alot of caffeine in my breast, really?
The surgeon asked if I wanted to get another ultrasound done there, to make sure what it really is and to make sure the tech get this one --oh, he can bet on that! I am a little bit relieved, but still worry and unsure. Another sleepless night for me, haven't slept much for several days and it's still unclear.
I'm getting another ultrasound done tomorrow when they call. My worry is--I don't want to get cut up, but if it's absolutely necessary, how do I perpare? What caution should I take? What do I do when it's done--should I take something to heal faster and to prevent infection? This is so overwhelming; I'm a wreck, but I'm trying to hold it together. Any comment or suggestion would be really helpful and appreciated. Thanks.
I had a cyst drained by him a little over a year ago on the other breast. I asked him if he could do the same to this one and he said this one is a little larger and could be solid. Unfortunately, the utrasound technician did not snap a shot of the most important area that I had shown her--she missed it. The area that my doc was concern about in the ultrasound result was, what the surgeon said, just "fullness", not the same area that we are concern about. Apparently the tech missed the main spot. She took like 25 pictures and did not take the one that I had pointed out, she just rolled over it, I didn't realized it until I got home that day. She had mentioned that I have alot of caffeine in my breast, really?
The surgeon asked if I wanted to get another ultrasound done there, to make sure what it really is and to make sure the tech get this one --oh, he can bet on that! I am a little bit relieved, but still worry and unsure. Another sleepless night for me, haven't slept much for several days and it's still unclear.
I'm getting another ultrasound done tomorrow when they call. My worry is--I don't want to get cut up, but if it's absolutely necessary, how do I perpare? What caution should I take? What do I do when it's done--should I take something to heal faster and to prevent infection? This is so overwhelming; I'm a wreck, but I'm trying to hold it together. Any comment or suggestion would be really helpful and appreciated. Thanks.