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Re: How often is a 'lump' found by an ob/gyn just something insignificant?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 27 Sep 2003 01:07:03 -0500 (CDT)

The majority of the time, a lump will be benign...but it's great that you have a proactive ob/gyn, regardless of what they find. I've had a 1-2.5 cm lump for years now that several dr's have felt, but since it wasn't noticed on ultrasound, nothing was everdone, because I was always told I'm too young to get breast cancer (I'm 39!!) and my family history isn't significant because my mother hasn't been diagnosed with it (though both grandmothers, 2 aunts and a 38 y/o cousin have!)

Right now, I'm being referred to gyn/oncology for a complex ovarian cyst, mostly solid, that's been there for 2 months now and they say could possibly be malignant, so I definitely know how anxious you must be feeling right now. It's so hard having to wait to find out anything!! I hope we both get some good news.

Take care! Megan

At Mon, 22 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>My doc is sending me for a mammogram due to a pea sized "something" that
>she felt. She is hoping it is a cyst. I am 33 years old, so a little
>on the young side, although I do know that 33 year olds certainly aren't
>immune from breast cancer. Like one of the other posters, I have also
>gone through infertility treatments in the past, so I am hoping that it
>could be related to that and not something more serious. Does this
>happen all the time? I don't know if this is something that happens
>frequently or very rarely. I am quite scared about having to go for my
>first mammogram - I wasn't really anticipating that until around 40
>years old. Do these findings of the doctors turn out to be benign or
>just little inconsequential fibroids or cysts or something 90% of the
>time? 85% of the time?

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