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Re: mammo and breast pain

From: Lea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 7 Sep 2003 15:06:09 -0500 (CDT)

If you have concerns even after the mammos then you need to speak with your doctor. Tell him/her exactly what your concerns are and either take someone with you to help you listen or take a tape recorder or notepad with you so you can write down what he/she says. So many times we leave a doctor's office and 5 minutes later can't quite remember what they said.

It is your doctor's job to explain to you in terms you can understand what your tests mean. It is your job to let your doctor know that you do not understand what is being said to you.

As for pursuing further testing... that depends upon your medical insurance.

Good luck!

At Sun, 7 Sep 2003, jennifer wrote: >
>At Sat, 6 Sep 2003, jennifer wrote:
>>
>>I hope you can help. I have fibrocystic breasts. My left breast has
>>had non-cyclical pain for many years in one area, also a slight feeling
>>of warmth. My mother had breast cancer early and died so I am always
>>worried. My last yearly mammo showed a calcification cluster and a
>>nodular density in the left breast. I had a magnification mammo
>>peformed on both of these areas. The radiologists report stated they
>>were present on past mammos and "have not changed detectably in the
>>interval" and "there are no discrete masses". Recommended short term
>>follow up of one year for "probably benign findings". I was relieved at
>>first but now I am worried again. I have anxiety with my health and I
>>have a problem believing everything is ok without having a sonogram or
>>biopsy. My primary doctor did not explain any of the findings to me and
>>I was confused and scared. I went to the clinic and got my written
>>results from a nurse and had her explain. My mind is still not at ease.
>>Can you offer any help? Should I seek further testing on my own, and is
>>this possible without a doctor referal? Please help. Thank you ,
>>Jennifer
>
>Can anyone help me please?? J

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