Suspicious Abnormality on Mammogram

[miztp]

I'm 47 years old needing a breast biopsy. I had a routine mammogram that showed a spot (no lump is felt)and then I had a spot compression with magnification . The findings were:
Presence of cluster of microcalcifications in the left outer quadrant. They are somewhat pleomorphic. Possibility of intraductal carcinoma. Bi-Rads Category 4. Is cancer probable with these findings and a bi-rad 4 ?. What is the % that it's cancer? I just want to be prepared for the biopsy findings.

[snowtree]

I think about what YOU and TAM are going through and I would vote for both of you as the real heroes.   Your perseverance and strength, your persistency in getting well, and the ability to maintain an intact sense of humor.  TAM, I was reading about your ordeal and I got very mad and sad, at the same time, because of everything you have to go through, but then I kept reading, and I must admit that I had to laugh at the blue frost gatorade, the pink tattoed nipples and areola, and the blue vomit part, you can't blame me for your sense of humor to rub on me.  Oh, in that I forget the glow in the dark, no I didn't, TAM, what's up with that.  You are going through so much and still write to us as if nothing is going on, hooray for you, you are a lady I admire.  MAA, I will be waiting to see what your surgeon say, I will be still believing with you, on any miracle that God wants to do, we still have today, tomorrow and monday, God has an eternity waiting for those who love him.  Our hurried 70 or 80 years in this life go by so quick, as for me, my goal and my everyday living is all based on eternity, I have eternity in my mind, in my thinking and in my goals.  God Bless to you both.  snowtree

[maa64]

Don't panic - I think it is standard procedure. And by the way my first mri showed suspicious for the first mri - then my mri biopsy came clear in the right breast. Calcifications now if they see them they are gonna check you out thoroughly. Standard procedure. I believed for complete healing and my right breast came back clear and they were really worried. Believe the report will be clear! In Christ's Name.

Tamknit - I am so sorry that you are going through this, to be ready for chemo I mean mentally prepared as you were and then have to go through that prep again---- UGGGGGH! Bless you, you are enduring one of the hardest trials a woman could go through. Take care. Wish I were there to help you out. Did they want you to actually eat anything when you are there getting chemo. One of my friends had chemo and she actually ate while she was receiving the chemo. Not what I would call a pleasant dining atmosphere. I think your doctor was a little blunt - no one want to hear about sewage. Yuck! You, mam will be the strongest person I know once this trial is behind you. Take heart. Your sense of humor is in tact.

Labhusky - I am praying for clear margins. Let us know.

Snowtree - a studio apartment! You are serious about minimizing. I get it though - if anyone would rob my house they would be hard pressed to find anything of value! Not a lot of jewelry, not much electronics, etc. I just never needed much - just my family. I could have been a hippie too (minus the drugs and sex too) When we were picking things out for the house instead of looking at all the features on it - I would ask the salesman - yea but how does it clean? Is it gonna be a lot of work to clean it! LOL I'm either smart or lazy! I learned in photography class and applied this to my life when picking out a camera - if you don't need the feature on the camera or know your not gonna use it - don't buy it, look for a simpler and cheaper camera - because it is just one more thing that could break on your camera. Held that advice from college - all my life. If I don't need it I don't buy it. Snowtree you certainly have your trials and I am praying for you. You are so in tuned with God - go girl - yes I am one to definitely overdo it. I just don't like to sit around always something to do!
Take care praying for you all.

[labhusky]

Tammie, I love your sense of humor, but blue gatorade?   EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!  Sounds like you may be feeling better and thats great!!!!

Maa, good luck to you Sounds like you are going through your own adventure there and I think the adventure we picked for ourselves we all feel comfortable with.  Right Ladies???  For me lumpectomy and thankfully Im a 38D, and I pray for clean margins 1st go around.

Snowtree, youre so sweet!!!  How can I be uplifting spirits cause Im writing it the way I am feeling about going through all this horrendous adventure.  Probably the mind of a child and panic.

Which brings me to this-UGGGGH.  O.K.  I went for my EKG this afternoon-a piece of cake!!!  The Dr wasnt in but of course the nurse can do that and actually when I got up on the table to lay down, I could have fallen asleep, I was so relaxed.  I think it took a total of 5 minutes.  Afterward, I said it sounded good.  She said, its good.  SO I think I dont have anything to "worry" about there.  Now, get this!!!  The surgeons office called me and said that I needed to get an MRI.  Gloria said, "Not to alarm you because its standard for calcifications."  Ladies, I go TONIGHT at 8:30.  I wasnt expecting this, but maybe its a good thing?  Ok Ok, its standard.  See the panic in my writing here?  Its 5:10 right now, and its going to be dark when I drive over to the MRI place.  I will write in when I get home from that and let you know how that went.  Dont know if Ive had one or not before.

[tamknit]

Well girls... and guys, If I did not have bad luck, then apparently I would have no luck at all.  Thursday morning, I am there bright and early for my chemo, dressed like the pink chemo bag lady.  The nurses access my port without difficulty, draw blood, then take me to see the onc.  Dr. H. takes one look at me, and says... "what, are you kidding me."  You see, I still have drains hanging from my chest from the mastectomy.  They are putting out too much drainage, so have not been able to get rid of them.  Dr. H. says... "I would never give white blood cell destroying chemo to someone with open sewage drains hanging from their chest, the risk of infection is too great."  WHAAA.... My husband has his "I am a doctor, I should have thought of this" face I have my "I'm all pumped up, lets risk it!"  Instead, we took the needle out of my port and slunk home.  So, chemo is scheduled at 0800 on Monday.  Husband will pull drains no matter what tomorrow.  One good thing about having a doctor husband, you don't have to go to as many appointments.  
Believe me, I have renewed my rx for Valium again and I am ready to dose Sunday night.  I have my appointment for my head shaving on Oct 8.  I will shave it before it falls out in clumps.  I have about 16 inches of hair, so will donate to locks of love.  
Well, thats the story. I hope your luck is better than mine.
Immediate reconstruction was not an option for me because of the upcoming radiation, however when I do have the girls replanted, it will be 32B's like usual, just enough to fill a small jog bra, probably just small implants, with maybe very small expanders.  I am looking forward to the pink tattoed nipples and areola.  Maybe I will get "glow in the dark" or  "sparkles" as a treat for Mc Dreamy.  One thing that surprised me is how numb my breast area is.  I wonder if this goes away?  Probably not.
Well, I will post more soon,
Be well.
Tammie
PS.  I decided on blue frost Gatorade for breakfast, just really wanted to see blue vomit, and who cares to ever drink that dreaded stuff again..!

[snowtree]

I'll be praying for you for the October 19th reconstruction surgery.  Thank you for caring for maa, and giving her options and ideas, that's what works in this blessed forum, we are here for each other, like I said before, when one doesn't know something the other one does.  A Christian community, what can I say?  We raise God's name up high, how it should be, and we see His miracles and compassion for all of us.  I love Him.    Hey boninclyde, I don't understand too much about this, but are you still taking the Tamoxifen, how was it?  Or how is it going with that?  You told us once that Knowledge is Power, keep bringing your knowledge to us.  How are your kids and husband doing?  Well, this year is definitely better than last one, you are so much ahead than all of us, and still you are here with us.  I myself thank you for that.  Blessings sent your way from me.  On October the 19th we'll be here for you.  snowtree

[snowtree]

Glad you found us again.  Have you heard anything yet?  Thank you for your prayers.  Keep posting.  Will be praying for good results.  A friend in Christ.