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The reason I asked this question is because a women I know that works in health care told me they *never* do core biospy's *without* it being ultrasound guided. So I googled core biospy and everything supported what she told me.
But I questioned that because I had a 3.5 cm mass & it was palpable & they *didn't* do a ultrasound guided biospy on mine? Which worried me because my biospy turned out to be a nightmare. So I started thinking no wonder it was a horrible experience...it was suppose to be done with a ultrasound to make sure you hit the right place. But I do see a few of you here did have their biospy the way I did. So I feel better knowing it IS done that way at times. If the mass is close to the surface its not necessary to do it with "US". Although I wish they had done mine that way. Thanks to all that replied.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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