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PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:14 pm    Post subject: Going for a biopsy - questions Reply with quote
Hi,
I've been having a pain in my right breast on and off for a couple of months. The Dr. felt a firmness and sent me for a mammogram. Mammogram and ultrasound did not show anything, but report stated I have extremely dense breasts. The Dr. thinks this may be fibrocystic condition, but is concerned why the lump hasn't gone away. He's ordered a biopsy. I believe it will be an incisional one. I only started looking into the different kind that are available once I got home.

I want to call him and find out which kind I will have and why. Can someone tell me if incisional ones are more accurate than needle biopsies?
I'm trying to do my research as much as possible. I am getting scared because I'm linking all possible symptoms together...I know that 80% of biopsies are benign...but that doesn't help my anxiety.
Can anyone recommend specialists in Atlanta? How do I determine if my Dr. is good or not? Are there any sites that rank breast surgeons? He was recommended by my Ob/Gyn.

Also, does fibrocystic condition occur usually in only one breast or both?
Thanks in advance!
LK
36 yrs old.
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