Biopsy-ies

eph
eph Member Posts: 14
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I had the whole process... with good results... in June. I want my surgeon to refer me for another mammo in Dec but he says NO... wait til next June. I'm wanting to find another doc. Am I pushing the panic button too soon? I know my health is my decision, what I'm asking is what have those of you who have had the same thing done? How often is too often to have a mammogram?

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  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #2
    What kind of biopsy?
    Hi eph, I'd say the answer depends on whether or not you trust your surgeon, what kind of biopsy you had and if you feel like something is wrong with your breast. You are not pushing a panic button, you are asking good questions. xoxoxo Lynn
  • chickad52
    chickad52 Member Posts: 497
    #3
    eph
    I don't think you can ever push the panic button too soon. I was having a mammogram every 6 months for 2 yrs. Thats why I caught my bc early, but not early enough not to have chemo and I'll have surgery to follow. It's your body and you are the one who should make the decisions! Best of Luck, Diane
  • eph
    eph Member Posts: 14
    #4
    chickad52 said:

    eph
    I don't think you can ever push the panic button too soon. I was having a mammogram every 6 months for 2 yrs. Thats why I caught my bc early, but not early enough not to have chemo and I'll have surgery to follow. It's your body and you are the one who should make the decisions! Best of Luck, Diane

    Thanks you guys...I had my
    Thanks you guys...I had my first mammo June 1 and it showed an area of microcalcifications so I had a sterotactic biopsy June 30 and to be honest I'd like to have another mammo next week but I'll be happy with having one every 6 months. I just don't think I can wait til next June.
  • fauxma
    fauxma Member Posts: 3,577 Member
    #5
    eph said:

    Thanks you guys...I had my
    Thanks you guys...I had my first mammo June 1 and it showed an area of microcalcifications so I had a sterotactic biopsy June 30 and to be honest I'd like to have another mammo next week but I'll be happy with having one every 6 months. I just don't think I can wait til next June.

    Long before I had this
    Long before I had this breast cancer, I showed an area of microcalcifications that were biopsied stereotacticly and it was fine. I went a year before my next mammo and it was fine and so were many others. When my cancer showed up on my mammo several years later, it was in another area and was a lump. So waiting a year, while possibly stressful for you should be fine. But if you really want to have a mammo in six months and they won't schedule it you you could call and say you feel something and aren't sure what it is. I know that is cheating but they will usually do a mammo if you say you feel something even if they can't feel it. Just a thought.
    Stef
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #6
    fauxma said:

    Long before I had this
    Long before I had this breast cancer, I showed an area of microcalcifications that were biopsied stereotacticly and it was fine. I went a year before my next mammo and it was fine and so were many others. When my cancer showed up on my mammo several years later, it was in another area and was a lump. So waiting a year, while possibly stressful for you should be fine. But if you really want to have a mammo in six months and they won't schedule it you you could call and say you feel something and aren't sure what it is. I know that is cheating but they will usually do a mammo if you say you feel something even if they can't feel it. Just a thought.
    Stef

    Microcalcifications can be a
    Microcalcifications can be a sign of something going wrong, so, keep an eye on that. I would think your onocologist would want you to have a mammo every 6 months. Mine does. Good luck!

    Leeza
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #7
    EPH .. if you have insurance, my suggestion to is find a
    breast cancer specialist, and start from square 1. This will give you the piece of mind, that you require. It is your body, don't wait if possible.


    VickiSam

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