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Re: ARMPIT LUMP

From: Hannah Brooks, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 14:21:16 -0600 (CST)

At Mon, 1 Jan 2001, RE wrote: >
>I WENT TO SEE MY DR. ON 12/8/00 FOR UNEXPLAINED WEIGHT LOSS
>OF AROUND 10LBS. IN A SPAN OF 2 MONTHS. MY DR. DETERMINED THAT I HAD
>A LOCALIZED LUMP ON THE (R) SIDE AND A MASS AND
>LUMP UNDER MY (L)ARM AT THE TAIL OF THE BREAST, PRESUMMABLY NOT
>LYMPHNODES. NEITHER SIDE HURTS. I WENT TO GET A MAMMOGRAM 12/14/00 ON
>BOTH (R) & (L) BREASTS. THEN WAS TOLD TO GO BACK AND HAVE AN ULTRASOUND
>12/21/00. BUT UPON DOING THE ULTRASOUND WAS ONLY PREFORMED ON THE (R)
>SIDE BECAUSE THE DR. HAD NOT WRITTEN THE ORDER TO INCLUDE THE (L) SIDE.
>THE RADIOLOGIST TECH COULD NOT/ WOULD NOT GET INCLUDED BECAUSE DR. NOT
>IN HER OFFICE ON THURS. THE RESULTS FROM THE (R) ULTRASOUND WERE CALLED
>TO ME BY MY DR. ON THE NEXT DAY FRI. ONCE I TOLD HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED
>SHE HAD ASSUMED THAT BOTH WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. NO FURTHER MENTION
>ABOUT RE-DOING, SHE IS CONCENTRATING ON OTHER TEST RESULTS NOT RECEIVED
>AS YET.
>SHE HAS NOW BEEN ON VACATION ALL OF LAST WEEK. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO
>HAVE THE MASS AND LUMP CHECKED IN DEPTH AS IT HAS NOT BECOME SMALLER AND
>IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN BEFORE. THE MASS IS A BIT WIDER AND THE HARD
>LUMP IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEA. I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHEN I LOOK
>IN THE MIRRIOR AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER SIDE.
>I ALSO ASKED THE DR. IF IT COULD BE CAUSED BY SOME INFECTION, BUT SHE
>SAID NO. ALL BLOOD TESTS LOOK GOOD. HAD MY FIRST CHOLESTEROL TEST AND
>EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 272 DR. SAID ONLY A LITTLE HIGH, NOT TO BE
>CONCERNED. WANTS TO CHECK AGAIN IN ABOUT 6 TO 8 MO. I AM ALSO IN THE
>PERIMENOPAUSAL PHASE OF MY LIFE (41 yrs.) & HAVE WANTED SOME
>CONFIRMATION THAT THE LIST OF STUFF I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IS RELATED,
>AS I HAD INITIALLY BELIEVED WAS THE CAUSE. I AM GETTING A BIT TURNED
>AROUND BY ALL THE TESTS, TESTS RESULTS & CONTRADICTION ON WHAT IS A
>HEALTH RISK AND WHAT NOT WORRY ABOUT.
>I THINK I WAS A LOT LESS WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH (PRETTY GOOD) BEFORE I
>WENT TO THE DR. I JUST WANTED MY WEIGHT TO GO BACK UP. I CAN'T AFFORD
>TO LOSE ANY MORE WEIGHT AND IT KEEPS GOING DOWN. I NEED AMUNITION IN
>ORDER TO BE A BETTER SELF ADVOCATE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR
>GUIDANCE AS TO THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THIS DR. SHOULD I NOW BE
>INSISTING ON A NEEDLE BIOPSY FOR THE (L) SIDE OR ANOTHER
>ULTRASOUND????SHOULD I WAIT ANOTHER MONTH & THEN PRESS MY DR. FOR
>ACTION ON THIS MATTER??? IT IS AN HMO CLINIC THRU MY WORK. I REALLY
>SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT DON'T. THANK YOU FOR ANY ATTENTION TO MY
>LONG WINDED QUESTION.
>
>--
>RE

In answer to your questions regarding the right and left breast masses. Your concerns are perfectly justified in wanting to pursue a diagnosis further. When masses are palpable and persist more than a few months in the breast(s) they require diagnostic workup until RESOLUTION. Whether or not your mammogram is "negative" or "positive" is irrelevant. The fact that these masses can be felt makes them enough of a concern. It may be easiest for you to ask for referral to a breast specialist and have that physician determine the need for further diagnostic imaging or tissue sampling. good luck.>

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