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I did not have a lump in my breast but the area for me felt different may be a little thickening. In a nut shell my gut said something is not right. I way my gyn in October and she said not to be concerned but I went back to her in January and she validated my concerns and said "a mammogram won't hurt" but to her everything feels fine. I was only 38 at the time. That afternoon I had a digital mammogram which showed intraductal microcalcifcations. I also had an ultrasound which showed nothing. My 20 minute mammogram appointment ended up taking almost 4 hours. The radiologist added many more films and after reviewing all of them, told me that he was pretty confident that I had early stage breast cancer. I saw a breast surgeon in 2 days (thanks to a cancellation or I would have to wait a couple of weeks). Had a mammotone biopsy about 2 weeks later confirming breast cancer. Lumpectomy 2 weeks later and re-excision 2 weeks after that.
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