New person with questions about the mammo and up-coming follow-up.

[Guest guest]

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

[Guest guest]

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information

and support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are

our own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything

because the doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Thanks for your information. I feel so helpless in this manner, I did send a

medical release to the hospital for the full report as my MD never calls me

(they're so busy and who knows...), but I had put in a wrong date and had to

re-submit it last week. They made the 2nd mammo and us for like 3.5 weeks from

the time of the results, which I thought meant everything was fine because if it

weren't , they'd have me in there asap. That's another thing I wondered about.

Is this normal? I have never gone through this except for cysts, and so I feel

really stupid. I don't know of a Dr. to call, and I felt that RN was picking and

choosing her words. So I'm waiting for the report to come to me and will have

the tests done on the 22nd. Just makes me mad I have to wait so long. I too hope

its fine. Because if its not, I have a feeling I will choose not to have

anything done. Long story, but I have no family or anything or anyone who gives

a hoot about me and feel I just 'exist' and well, too much to go into so I know

you are all fighting for your lives, and I don't know if I'll have the nerve to

say no to a simple (?) lumpectomy, but no to radiation and chemo. But again,

that's down the road. Why isn't a 1.1ml mass not a cyst? Curious how you all

know this stuff. I appreciate the info. Every little bit helps. Thanks a lot for

answering my email. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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[Guest guest]

I also have had fibrocystic disease( One was biopsied when I was 19

and the other was biopsied when I was 21) and that is when the

surgeon told me that I had the disease. The biopsies were done back

in the day ( as the kids say) when you had to go under the knife and

be in the hospital overnight. I started doing regular mammograms

(yearly) as soon as my insurance would cover it but I was never told

not to have them.

My tumor was rather slow growing as they were watching it for about a

year.This past August I had a lumpectomy for In Situ and they found a

little cancer had spread outside the duct(4mm). I finished radiation

in January and I am now on tamoxifen.

It is great that you are getting it taken care of. That will probably

take some of the pressure off you. The hardest part of the situation

for me was the waiting that I went through while they were waiting

for the results of tests. For myself I was just happy when the

process was started and I could just let other people do the thinking

for me.

By the way I am now 54.

ne

>

> I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

> have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

> disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

> told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

> month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

> aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

> fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

> them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

> lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

> occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

> the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

> different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

> Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having

aspirations

> for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

> time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

> read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

> right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

> So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

> good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

> Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

> Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

> like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

> been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

> thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately

I

> put it on 2-3 times a day.

> Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

> any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check

myself

> because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

> there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

> Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

> winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

> I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this

issue

> stand out!! Pat

>

[Guest guest]

Pat-

There are people here who give a hoot about you because we cannot do any of

this on our own.

If your doctor is too busy, get your records and find another doctor. If

money is the issue, there is help for that, too. The patient advocate at the

hospital can get you in touch of Medicaid. Where there is a will there is a

way.

After my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and I saw what he was going

through, I said that if I ever was diagnosed with cancer, I wouldn't go through

chemotherapy. Well, you know, I was diagnosed with cancer, (invasive ductal

carcinoma Stage 2) and I decided that I was worth it and had I needed to do

chemo, I would have.

You have to make the choices and we will support you in whatever choices you

make.

You are will make it through this. And we will help you.

Blessings and hugs,

Jan K

Pat m minneice@...> wrote:

Thanks for your information. I feel so helpless in this manner, I did

send a medical release to the hospital for the full report as my MD never calls

me (they're so busy and who knows...), but I had put in a wrong date and had to

re-submit it last week. They made the 2nd mammo and us for like 3.5 weeks from

the time of the results, which I thought meant everything was fine because if it

weren't , they'd have me in there asap. That's another thing I wondered about.

Is this normal? I have never gone through this except for cysts, and so I feel

really stupid. I don't know of a Dr. to call, and I felt that RN was picking and

choosing her words. So I'm waiting for the report to come to me and will have

the tests done on the 22nd. Just makes me mad I have to wait so long. I too hope

its fine. Because if its not, I have a feeling I will choose not to have

anything done. Long story, but I have no family or anything or anyone who gives

a hoot about me and feel I just

'exist' and well, too much to go into so I know you are all fighting for your

lives, and I don't know if I'll have the nerve to say no to a simple (?)

lumpectomy, but no to radiation and chemo. But again, that's down the road. Why

isn't a 1.1ml mass not a cyst? Curious how you all know this stuff. I appreciate

the info. Every little bit helps. Thanks a lot for answering my email. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Hi Pat

A cyst shows as hollow on the film because it is filled with, generally clear

fluid but a mass doesn't necessarilly mean cancer, (unfortunately it may do) The

film will show a denser area,(often called a mass but the tissue is different to

breast tissue.) It may be scar tissue, infection, inflammation or other things,

the only way to find out is to ring for an appointment to get the result.

If it is the worst news then we, here, are your surrogate family, don't let

(your quote) 'anything or anyone gives a hoot about me', put you off, if you

need treatment follow through as it is surprising just how many friends you will

make and with the accompanying support too. We give a 'hoot' here, may be a

member is in your area so perhaps post you location (not your address) and you

could be pleasantly surprised.

Unfortunately we 'know all this stuff' from experience, we just learn as we go

through the treatment.

Whether this is cancer or not you may have reached a time in your life, time

to do something other than 'just existing' You have reached out to this group,

that has to be a mark in your favour so reach out and find other groups,

friendship groups, church, volunteer work, evening classes etc., it is

surprising just how many friends you can make in a very short time, you are much

too worthy to be just existing but you have to cross that bridge, a big step I

know but go for it.

If you aren't satisfied with the time scale of your tests or results why not

ring and ask for an earlier appointment.

Wishing you an 'all clear'

LOL Velvet x (UK)

Pat m minneice@...> wrote:

Thanks for your information. I feel so helpless in this manner, I did

send a medical release to the hospital for the full report as my MD never calls

me (they're so busy and who knows...), but I had put in a wrong date and had to

re-submit it last week. They made the 2nd mammo and us for like 3.5 weeks from

the time of the results, which I thought meant everything was fine because if it

weren't , they'd have me in there asap. That's another thing I wondered about.

Is this normal? I have never gone through this except for cysts, and so I feel

really stupid. I don't know of a Dr. to call, and I felt that RN was picking and

choosing her words. So I'm waiting for the report to come to me and will have

the tests done on the 22nd. Just makes me mad I have to wait so long. I too hope

its fine. Because if its not, I have a feeling I will choose not to have

anything done. Long story, but I have no family or anything or anyone who gives

a hoot about me and feel I just

'exist' and well, too much to go into so I know you are all fighting for your

lives, and I don't know if I'll have the nerve to say no to a simple (?)

lumpectomy, but no to radiation and chemo. But again, that's down the road. Why

isn't a 1.1ml mass not a cyst? Curious how you all know this stuff. I appreciate

the info. Every little bit helps. Thanks a lot for answering my email. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Jan, you are so sweet. I so appreciate your thoughts. I guess there is so much

lacking in my life, and its been such a long hard life, though I never dwelled

on the 'hard', I was a nurse for over 25 years and loved it, and worked in rehab

for years, and saw some of the toughest cases one could see. I traveled the US

when married (young) (now divorced many years), and am living in the arctic (MN)

and I HATE it. I'm only here because my older bro who offered to 'help' when I

had to leave the Boston I loved of 11 years to live in San which I fell

in LOVE with, became so abusive that after 11 months I moved to my younger

brother's in NC where he lived on a dirt road in a run down trailer in the

middle of the woods with broken doors, ants crawling everywhere, and things were

so bad that when my friend from MN said " come to MN " I knew I had to. And THAT

brother stopped speaking to me for a year, taking it so personally. I have SUCH

a dysfunctional family, I tried everything to make things work with both of

them, therapy and cleaning my bro's trailer and buying locks and doing what I

could, but it was hell.

And I grew up with an alcoholic mother who hated me (the only girl) and 3

brothers and 1 died at 15 and she really turned her hate on me then, and my life

was even worse if that could be after that (me 13). I married a wonderful guy

who was looking to be a father and I had no clue I was looking for a father

(mine died when I was 2) and after 7 years and him edging out all my friends and

making all my decisions, I had to leave him to breathe. I make bad choices in

friends, I can't see anything 'bad' in anyone until they bite me and still I

continue to take it for so long. My 'friend' here was SO nasty to me, it took

one incident (after catching her in Many lies over 1.5 years and more) to

finally go to a therapist and ask him to help me, because I told him I could NOT

stand to lose one more person, even if she was toxic. Then he sends me to a

shrink who rightfully so finds me Bipolar (my ex should have seen that, I was

wildly bp then) but I WORKED all those years and danced and kept so busy that if

I stayed up a few nights, I kept creative, TG. It was the depression that was

the kicker.

So I later stole some insulin from a discharged pt. and it was nearly full,

and it was the 'coverage' kind, which means you only give 2-5units to 'cover'

when blood sugar is high, and waited until I had 3 days off and injected self

with 300units after 50 klonipin 'in case' and darned if I didn't live!!! In my

coma like state I crawled to the fridge and found ice cream. I was like an

animal, that's all I remember. And when all was said and done, at the end of the

3 days, I simply went back to work.

But i told on myself and basically lost everything, cats, apt, job, license,

was shoved into 3 different group homes until I got this apt., 6 years ago, have

been working part-time for assisted living and doing wax painting and collecting

SSDI. Oh I have Medicaid/care. I really want to donate a kidney, and can't tell

anyone because they all want to get me back to work (voc rehab and SSDI and

those folks) and unless I get work in a certain amount of time, I'm out of the

whole program. So I had to shove that back, and only hope that if I do have ca,

then I can tell them that FIRST I donate a kidney, then I'll decide the rest. I

want my life to have meant something.

I basically have no one except support people, like a therapist and another

kind of therapist and this shrink who gave me a whole 7 minutes, and I said to

her I'd had the mammo and if it came out positive for ca, " I'm not allowing

treatment. " She just passed on that one. I just wondered if she really listened.

Ha, I could have fired her a long time ago, but I kept her because I felt she

was 'easy', though not dead. !

Yes I will change the hospital after the mammo and u/s. I will go to the U of

M. This other one was just close and easy as I have no car. And winters are long

and hard here. But they've done such rotten things to me, and recently I read

either on cnn.com or some other reputable website that people on medicare or who

can't pay get 'watered down chemotherapy'. I thought that rather interesting.

Sorry, I carried on quite a bit. And maybe its nothing!! ha. I start a part-time

job next week and soon, though, I AM donating a kidney, as I've gone through so

much of the prelim already. I had to put them off when this came up, but that

will add such meaning to my life.

I guess I wish I had just one friend, its been so long...thanks everyone. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Pat--

I give a hoot--we all do--I want to help. I have no idea where

you live but with e-mail that really doesn't matter. Write me

privatelly at sewmary28@..., write me on the group, call me I

will post my number if you simply say so. If you live any where near

Denver I will meet with you, you have friends who care. You can't

give up there are too many reasons to fight.

in Denver

> I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

> have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

> disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

> told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

> month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

> aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

> fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

> them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

> lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

> occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

> the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

> different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

> Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

> for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

> time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

> read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

> right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

> So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

> good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

> Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

> Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

> like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

> been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

> thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately

I

> put it on 2-3 times a day.

> Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

> any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check

myself

> because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

> there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

> Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

> winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

> I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this

issue

> stand out!! Pat

>

> Jan Koelsch

>

> ---------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much. I guess I felt that was the earliest they could get the mammo

and u/s together so I had to go with it. I did want it earlier, who wouldn't. I

know I'm scared, as I've had on and off pain but nothing terribly significant,

and I've been feeling the lump and it is hard, and feels larger than a 'dime'

like the nurse said. But its not water/fluid filled but I appreciate your

telling me. I even went to Med. Rec. the other day, at -50 to -20 windchill and

its a lot of walking, and asked if they could just let me sign the release there

and get me my info. But they couldn't. Darn them. I guess I should call the RN

back tomorrow and have her read it verbatum and then I'll have the whole thing

in my head, as I feel she just picked and chose her words. Have a tape recorder

next to me so I don't confuse anything. I'm getting madder as I think of this.

Everyone seems to have known so much more than me. I was a nurse, I thought I

knew all the 'ins and outs' but really, never had any problems that required a

Dr. calling me with anything that I can think of. Thanks, I think I'm ready to

do this. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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I don't understand why you couldn't get your info. You paid for the tests

and you have every right to them. I would not have been a happy camper.

I would tell the nurse to send you a COPY of the report. I had the copy of

my mastectomy report before I left the hospital. I will keep you in my

prayers.

Hugs

nne

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Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my

own but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding

anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of

information and support. This is the best place that a person can come to

get education, information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are

our own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything

because the doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Thanks , You are SO kind. I guess that is what illness does, humbles people.

(I have only met so many unkind people, mostly the 'family' kind!). No I live in

the arctic or so it seems, in Minneapolis. I just went down and got my mail and

guess what I got....another letter that is a duplicate of the first one stating

I need another mammo/u/s or if you have elsewhere, we'd like the results, like

" why haven't you had it " is all I can figure. I'm calling them tomorrow and

asking them if I can't get in earlier because I just plain want to and I guess

we'll see from there. But I do think after that, I'm changing hospitals. I mean,

if my own MD can't even call me, what a load of crap. Sorry, I actually am

involved in encaustic art, though lately have been dragging. Its not well known

in the US, but its wax painting and ages old, well known in the middle east.

There is a wonderful site called www.encaustic-international.com and you'd be

amazed at what folks can do with wax. So I do keep myself challenged with that.

They're a super group also. Though we don't email much, just comment on the

pics. Take a look, that's all it took for me to go for it and I never thought I

could draw a straight line. Well heck, never could, and I've amazed myself.

Thanks for all the support. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Pat--

I give a hoot--we all do--I want to help. I have no idea where

you live but with e-mail that really doesn't matter. Write me

privatelly at sewmary28@..., write me on the group, call me I

will post my number if you simply say so. If you live any where near

Denver I will meet with you, you have friends who care. You can't

give up there are too many reasons to fight.

in Denver

> I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

> have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

> disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

> told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

> month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

> aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

> fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

> them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

> lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

> occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

> the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

> different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

> Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

> for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

> time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

> read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

> right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

> So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

> good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

> Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

> Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

> like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

> been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

> thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately

I

> put it on 2-3 times a day.

> Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

> any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check

myself

> because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

> there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

> Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

> winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

> I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this

issue

> stand out!! Pat

>

> Jan Koelsch

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

[Guest guest]

,

Please do not post your phone number. Anyone that joins would have access to it.

Never a good idea to post a phone number or address in a group. Send it

privately through email.We do get people in here trying to sell things etc.

Hugs

nne

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Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Pat--

I give a hoot--we all do--I want to help. I have no idea where

you live but with e-mail that really doesn't matter. Write me

privatelly at sewmary28@..., write me on the group, call me I

will post my number if you simply say so. If you live any where near

Denver I will meet with you, you have friends who care. You can't

give up there are too many reasons to fight.

in Denver

> I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

> have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

> disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

> told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

> month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

> aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

> fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

> them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

> lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

> occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

> the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

> different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

> Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

> for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

> time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

> read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

> right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

> So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

> good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

> Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

> Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

> like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

> been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

> thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately

I

> put it on 2-3 times a day.

> Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

> any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check

myself

> because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

> there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

> Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

> winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

> I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this

issue

> stand out!! Pat

>

> Jan Koelsch

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

[Guest guest]

Pat you have LOTS of friends right here. I am on the computer a lot during the

day as I have to ok new members etc. I would say at least once an hour unless we

are not home. It seems like there is someone here almost 24 hrs a day. We will

help you get through this.

Hugs

nne

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Lots of info and gifts at:

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Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information

and support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Such nice people here. Hard to take, if you know what I mean. I don't even know

what if anything I have. I guess that is what is so frustrating. I've gone to

Med. Rec, made a mistake and had to resubmit, just called u/s this am because I

got a 2nd letter " why no follow-up " and want to scream " as your secretary " , and

my nurse or the nurse who read me what little I know told me very little (in my

opinion). But they told me 'end of month'....My doctor SHOULD be calling me and

IF I get the report that has any indication that there might be a problem, I

will call and tell her to go straight to hell. Its a terribly busy hospital and

mostly people with medicare and no insurance and all, though a huge one and well

known. But its just TOO busy. Wish I knew how to hack into Medical Records. That

would help! Any hackers here? ha. Thank you so much, so many nice people. I feel

if I have any questions, I can ask any of you and believe me, you don't know but

what seems like simple things, like a '1.1cm mass is NOT a cyst " is Very

helpful. I want the truth, not evasion. And I've felt it, it feels very hard and

non moveable and bigger than a damn dime like the RN said. Oh well, Have to

wait. That's the hardest part. I wish I could get it done sooner is all. If

anyone has ideas on how I can get these done earlier somewhere else to settle my

mind, I'd love to hear. Thanks all of you. Here you are so sick and I'm whining

about just getting tests, you're amazing. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Really? I guess I was so busy on the fixing end and caring end, papers were just

a thing to get done when near done at the end of the shift. I never had to deal

with this. Wow, you had your results that day?? I am furious now. I have a

therapy appt. soon and will ask her what she may know, and she'll inspire me to

stand up for myself. SSDI rips people of their dignity and I hate it. I'm hoping

to get my license back in a couple months and back on my feet and not be

'labeled' disabled any longer. It really affects one's inner core and makes one

feel worthless. Its just not helpful in so many ways for people. Well, I'll have

to think why I can't have my results. Maybe I'll sign a release to my therapist

today and she can call MR and get a copy faxed to her at her office (I don't

have one) and read it to me. Man, they told me to go and I just left. Now I'm

relly mad, but that's OK, I get things done when I'm mad. Oh, MR said 'legally

they couldn't give me my records and it takes 5 business days to get them due to

'legalities' " , whatever the hell that means. I ain't got no,,,satisfaction. Ha.

Thanks. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my

own but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding

anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of

information and support. This is the best place that a person can come to

get education, information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are

our own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything

because the doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Pat,

I was in the hospital 2 1/2 days and the surgeon gave me the report. My husband

had an MRI and we needed to take it to another dr to check on something. We

called the hospital and picked the films up the next day.

We have a smaller hospital and I wouldn't change to a big one for anything. In

our hospital you are not a number. Everyone is so caring and polite. They even

let you stay over night in the room with the patient if you want to. They bring

in a cot and bedding. I love my hospital thats for sure.

I will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hope you were able to get some

answers through your therapist.

Hugs

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Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my

own but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding

anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of

information and support. This is the best place that a person can come to

get education, information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are

our own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything

because the doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Wow, I was reading this very interesting book by a psychiatrist here called " The

Chemistry of Joy " and its an integrated system of diet, meditation,

lifestyle/exercise and if one needs pills, then them, for depression. He said

(and he lives and works here) he worked for 2 HMO's and couldn't stand the

'assembly line' thinking and acting that went on so he went and studied with

other folks who are into nutrition and thinking positive and integration of the

entire person's systems. Its great really. I'd love to see him but I'm sure

he's booked for like ever. Did I mention I said in my 7 minutes with my shrink

the other day.. " Oh yeah, and I had a mammogram and there's a mass and if its

cancer, I'm not going to do anything about it " . I really really do not like her,

she is just 'easy' and she just said 'oh' and went on about meds. It was rather

incredible.

I HATE large hospitals, but the only other one I could go to is the U of M. I

don't have a car, etc. So they also are working with me on the transplant thing.

So once the mammo and u/c is over, then I can concentrate on that. But you're

very lucky. Its usually no fun anymore living in a big city and not being very

rich! Thanks for the support. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my

own but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding

anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first

time " invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of

research on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of

information and support. This is the best place that a person can come to

get education, information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what

he/she plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is

better than not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that

is to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are

our own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything

because the doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Dear Pat:

I think that all of us have experienced things in life that were not what we

were planning. I hear what you are saying. With the events of your life, it

is, I'm sure hard to find worth.

That said.......DO YOU REALIZE WHAT A SURVIVOR YOU ARE? My goodness, anyone

that comes through what you have been in your life can definitely come through

breast cancer, if that is what the mammogram and ultrasound shows. Breast

cancer does not mean that you are going to die; not in today's society, at

least.

I found out today that my husband has a client (he is an accountant) that is a

37 year survivor of breast cancer. Since your attempts at taking your life were

not successful, God has a purpose for you still in this life. Where there is

there is a way.

And besides that, you do have a friend in me and every person on this website.

We cannot reach out and touch with human fingers but this e-mail works in the

same. Take hold of whoever will help you.

Girlfriend, positive thoughts and energy and ((((((((((hugs)))))))))) to you.

You will make it.

Jan K

Pat m minneice@...> wrote:

Jan, you are so sweet. I so appreciate your thoughts. I guess there is

so much lacking in my life, and its been such a long hard life, though I never

dwelled on the 'hard', I was a nurse for over 25 years and loved it, and worked

in rehab for years, and saw some of the toughest cases one could see. I traveled

the US when married (young) (now divorced many years), and am living in the

arctic (MN) and I HATE it. I'm only here because my older bro who offered to

'help' when I had to leave the Boston I loved of 11 years to live in San

which I fell in LOVE with, became so abusive that after 11 months I moved to my

younger brother's in NC where he lived on a dirt road in a run down trailer in

the middle of the woods with broken doors, ants crawling everywhere, and things

were so bad that when my friend from MN said " come to MN " I knew I had to. And

THAT brother stopped speaking to me for a year, taking it so personally. I have

SUCH a dysfunctional family, I

tried everything to make things work with both of them, therapy and cleaning my

bro's trailer and buying locks and doing what I could, but it was hell.

And I grew up with an alcoholic mother who hated me (the only girl) and 3

brothers and 1 died at 15 and she really turned her hate on me then, and my life

was even worse if that could be after that (me 13). I married a wonderful guy

who was looking to be a father and I had no clue I was looking for a father

(mine died when I was 2) and after 7 years and him edging out all my friends and

making all my decisions, I had to leave him to breathe. I make bad choices in

friends, I can't see anything 'bad' in anyone until they bite me and still I

continue to take it for so long. My 'friend' here was SO nasty to me, it took

one incident (after catching her in Many lies over 1.5 years and more) to

finally go to a therapist and ask him to help me, because I told him I could NOT

stand to lose one more person, even if she was toxic. Then he sends me to a

shrink who rightfully so finds me Bipolar (my ex should have seen that, I was

wildly bp then) but I WORKED all those years and danced

and kept so busy that if I stayed up a few nights, I kept creative, TG. It was

the depression that was the kicker.

So I later stole some insulin from a discharged pt. and it was nearly full, and

it was the 'coverage' kind, which means you only give 2-5units to 'cover' when

blood sugar is high, and waited until I had 3 days off and injected self with

300units after 50 klonipin 'in case' and darned if I didn't live!!! In my coma

like state I crawled to the fridge and found ice cream. I was like an animal,

that's all I remember. And when all was said and done, at the end of the 3 days,

I simply went back to work.

But i told on myself and basically lost everything, cats, apt, job, license, was

shoved into 3 different group homes until I got this apt., 6 years ago, have

been working part-time for assisted living and doing wax painting and collecting

SSDI. Oh I have Medicaid/care. I really want to donate a kidney, and can't tell

anyone because they all want to get me back to work (voc rehab and SSDI and

those folks) and unless I get work in a certain amount of time, I'm out of the

whole program. So I had to shove that back, and only hope that if I do have ca,

then I can tell them that FIRST I donate a kidney, then I'll decide the rest. I

want my life to have meant something.

I basically have no one except support people, like a therapist and another kind

of therapist and this shrink who gave me a whole 7 minutes, and I said to her

I'd had the mammo and if it came out positive for ca, " I'm not allowing

treatment. " She just passed on that one. I just wondered if she really listened.

Ha, I could have fired her a long time ago, but I kept her because I felt she

was 'easy', though not dead. !

Yes I will change the hospital after the mammo and u/s. I will go to the U of M.

This other one was just close and easy as I have no car. And winters are long

and hard here. But they've done such rotten things to me, and recently I read

either on cnn.com or some other reputable website that people on medicare or who

can't pay get 'watered down chemotherapy'. I thought that rather interesting.

Sorry, I carried on quite a bit. And maybe its nothing!! ha. I start a part-time

job next week and soon, though, I AM donating a kidney, as I've gone through so

much of the prelim already. I had to put them off when this came up, but that

will add such meaning to my life.

I guess I wish I had just one friend, its been so long...thanks everyone. Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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Jen, that was so very kind. I have tried to figure out why I lived, and I don't

know except to get furious at the world and state of affairs (hooked on CNN) and

wanting to be a philanthropist and having to money to do it. I'd love to just

give money away to the needy. You know, there is this book out I heard about on

TV, I think its called the Christmas Jar book, and what people in a family do

is, instead of buying useless gifts and rushing around and buying into the

craziness of the holiday, instead they have jars at home. Starting Jan. before

xmas, each time they have 'spare change' they toss the money into the jars. By

Dec. you have 1-10 or whatever jars, and what you do is wrap them up, and either

just walk around looking for people who obviously appear to be struggling and

hand it to them and say happy holidays and walk away, or put it on a doorstep

and knock on the door and run and hide behind a tree and just watch their

expression, all sorts of fun things.

So I told my family, who sends me useless things and yes, money I can use, but

not as badly as so many, I asked them to join me in doing this and the christmas

gifts that people give each other are the 'stories' of what they've done and the

joy it gave them. I can't believe, neither of them wanted to do it.

Well I have my jar, and not a lot of money but I'm darned if I won't affect at

least one person's life. I already gave away my gloves and scarf to one poor

woman who was freezing one day. I want a life of giving, and I wish I'd know

that earlier, because I'd have joined Doctors Without Borders (one of the

nurses) and man, would I love it, would b ehard but I'd love it. I think giving

is the answer to everything. That is why I want to donate a kidney. I've decided

that if I have a negative result to my tests whenever I have them, and they

start to talk 'ahead' of me, I'll tell them " STOP " right there and say " I have

to think about everything, and if I even want the work done here " . I will call

the hospital I was working with re: the transplant (living donor thing) and tell

them, OK, I had this result from my mammo, but I refuse to do anything about it

until I give a kidney. So you do your renal arteriogram and make sure nothing is

in them and then take one and I'll promise to do something. Otherwise forget it,

that was my mission and has been for two years. Giving works wonders. When

you're down and out, feeling alone, whatever, I carry candy and on the buses

give a piece (if OK w/mom) to kids on the bus. Just for the smile. Can't put a

price on that. Thanks Jen, you are so honest and caring, and have so much to

offer so many here, I see it in so many posts. That has to be a big part of your

purpose! Hugs, Pat

Re: New person with questions about the mammo and

up-coming follow-up.

Dear Pat:

A 1.1 cm mass is not considered to be a cyst. Having fibrocystic breasts or

dense large breasts sometimes makes breast exams useless. I did them on my own

but couldn't always tell much. Even the doctor had trouble finding anything.

That changed for me November 16, 2006 when I heard the words for the first time

" invasive ductal carcinoma " . I came home and did oodles and oodles of research

on the breast cancer website. The ladies here gave lots of information and

support. This is the best place that a person can come to get education,

information and support.

I would be in touch immediately with the doctor to find out exactly what he/she

plans for you. Knowing even though it isn't what you want to hear is better than

not knowing and letting your imagination run away with you.

This may or may not be cancer but there is only one way to find out and that is

to talk to your doctor. Cancer is going down in this group because we are our

own best advocates. We are strong women who don't just do everything because the

doctor says so. We will be just like us if you stay here long.

I hope that the mass is non-malignant and you live a long healthy life.

I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted.

Jan K

minneice minneice@...> wrote:

I know most of you have probably been through SO much more than I

have, and I really have not paid a lot of attention to breast

disease. I've had very fibrocystic breasts all my life and was once

told " don't bother to do breast checks, you'll be in here every

month because you'll have new lumps all the time " . I've had lots of

aspirations, and I don't mind them, and one time there was so much

fluid they told me I set a record. I'd actually forgotten all about

them and can't even remember the last time I had an aspiration, but

lately had some pain on the right side of my right breast, just

occasional. Then I had my mammo recently and there was something in

the woman's voice about telling me my MD had the results, it was

different. But that I had to come back for more views and an u/s.

Well, seems to me that I always knew when I was having aspirations

for cysts. I was never surprised by them and expected them. This

time I don't have anyone saying that to me. I called the RN and she

read to me some of the findings which said a " 1.1cm mass found in

right breast (where the pain is), oval in shape, no clear margins " .

So of course I do a lot of looking and reading, finding oval can be

good and bad and no clear margins seems to scare me a bit more.

Never was the word 'cyst' mentioned.

Maybe I'm scaring myself, but I guess I never heard it all worded

like this. I'm 55 and thus it wouldn't surprise me. My breasts have

been feeling much denser in the past say 6 months and a new weird

thing, I have BO. I NEVER had to wear deoderant before, and lately I

put it on 2-3 times a day.

Well, if any of this sounds familiar, I'd appreciate hearing from

any of you. Its so hard, not knowing, not being able to check myself

because of the cysts I get and relying on the mammos. I would guess

there is someone out there who's heard something similar.

Good luck to all of you putting up the good fight. People are

winning that fight more and more, and no matter what happens to me,

I'm really proud of women for getting together and making this issue

stand out!! Pat

Jan Koelsch

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