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increased breast tissue

jbeardslee
jbeardslee CSN Member Posts: 75
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I had a mastectomy 2 years ago this month on my right side. Yesterday I had a mammo of the left breast & today my doctor's office called to say the radiologist reported increasded breast tissue and to have a follow-up mammo in 6 months. However my doctor is suggesting I make an appointment with my surgeon right away. My surgeon is on vacation until Mon. In the mean
time what does Increaded Breast Tissue mean???? I'm in for a long week end. Judy
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  • SCmom
    SCmom CSN Member Posts: 46
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    Judy, i'm not sure what it means, i am new to all of this. I just wanted to tell you to take a deep breath and keep busy this weekend. My doctor too is out of town till monday, and I have lots of questions about upcoming sugery. You'll be in my thoughts.
    Laura
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  • jbeardslee
    jbeardslee CSN Member Posts: 75
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    SCmom said:

    Judy, i'm not sure what it means, i am new to all of this. I just wanted to tell you to take a deep breath and keep busy this weekend. My doctor too is out of town till monday, and I have lots of questions about upcoming sugery. You'll be in my thoughts.
    Laura

    Thanks Laura. I did have a breast exam yesterday and the doctor suggests that I have an ultrasound. That's scheduled for Mon. morning. In the meantime I stopped at the hospital to collect my mammo records which included the radologist's report on the mammo done on Thurs. It reads that the area seems to be more technical than a mass growing, have no idea what that means. Again his suggestion was for a 6-month follow-up mammo but I'm not easy waiting until then. I'll go Monday and with good thoughts and prayers, hopefully everything will turn out ok.
    Thanks again, and good luck with your upcoming surgery. I'll try to stop by this site oftener. I used to visit daily but got busy with other things. Judy
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  • jfsnowflake
    jfsnowflake CSN Member Posts: 15
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    Gosh, after being in this whole breast cancer thing for 7 years, I thought I had heard most of the terms. My first thought was that the tissue was showing an increased thickness....
    please keep us posted. Praying that the weekend is filled with some good diversional activities!!
    Why does there always seem to be a weekend when we are waiting for results!! Peace to you, Jane
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