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Lien · 12-09-2008, 03:35 PM

Had been having checkups for cysts and b9 lumps for 12 years. Felt new lump, pcp thought the old one felt iffy when he palpated it. I wasn't concerned. Mammo showed calcifications. Had ultrasound & needle biopsy --> no cancer. Pathologist wanted it out, so lumpectomy in stead of core biopsy. Turned out there was DCIS in the area of concern, but also IDC which was missed by mammo, ultrasound and biopsy. Am I lucky or what?

Jacqueline

12-09-2008, 03:35 PM	#7
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Had been having checkups for cysts and b9 lumps for 12 years. Felt new lump, pcp thought the old one felt iffy when he palpated it. I wasn't concerned. Mammo showed calcifications. Had ultrasound & needle biopsy --> no cancer. Pathologist wanted it out, so lumpectomy in stead of core biopsy. Turned out there was DCIS in the area of concern, but also IDC which was missed by mammo, ultrasound and biopsy. Am I lucky or what? Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.