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Re: lump with arm and breast pain

From: VV (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:43:37 -0500 (CDT)

You can always request that they do a biopsy. That is what I did when I got tired of playing their waiting game.

Hugs, VV

At Thu, 4 Sep 2003, coastal1 wrote: >
>I apoligize that this may be rather long, but I am trying to get some
>extra advice before I see my doctor tomorrow.
>
>Last October (11 months ago!) I noticed a very tiny lump on the very
>outer edge of my left breast, almost under my arm. It hurt to touch and
>sometimes bothered me even when it wasn't touched. I waited three
>months for it to go away. When it didn't, I saw my gynecologist. He
>sent me for a mammogram. (By the way, i am 39 years old and in good
>health). The mammogram showed an enlarged lymph node. Since I had no
>other illness or symptoms, I was told that it was OK and to ignore it.
>In May when it was still there, I saw my family physician. She sent me
>for an ultrasound and to see a surgeon for consultation because she said
>no lymph node should be enlarged for six months without a reason.
>Although I was told that the ultrasound picked up the lump, she said
>that it was breast tissue and nothing to worry about. I never did
>understand that answer, and I'm not sure my doctor did either. If it
>was showing up as breast tissue, wouldn't that mean it was something
>solid, not a cyst, and should have been looked at further? The surgeon
>didn't see the ultrasound results at all. He felt the lump, said to
>give it an ADDITIONAL three months, and he'd check it again. I see the
>surgeon again tomorrow. I don't push things with these doctors because
>I guess I don't want to look like I'm paniced over nothing. But at this
>point, I'm concerned and feel like something further should have been
>done earlier. The lump is by no means huge, but it is bigger. It is
>only slightly tender to press on, but I do have pain about half-way down
>the arm on that side, and sharp pains in that breast. And there is also
>a slight, but noticeable, swelling, in that breast. None of this
>changes with my cycle - it is constant. My question is, what do I ask
>for at the surgeon's office if he says "it's nothing"? I'm not
>comfortable letting it go, but certainly don't want to insist on
>unnecessary tests. Thank you for any recommendations you can give me!

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