Thanks, Claire. I think I'm going to send your e-mail (via snail mail,
unfortunately) to my mom for her reaction. I know that she, as well as
I, was surprised that the doctor recommended that she wait & have
another mammogram done. That's when she sought out a second opinion and
that doctor told her the same thing! I don't understand it. Seems like
you'd move quickly if there's any risk it's cancer.
Anyway, I'll send this to her. Although, I sort-of doubt she'll do
anything more until May 9th, knowing Mom. And she won't be thrilled
that I told anyone about this, but I feel it's important to share the
situation so we can get feedback from others who have been through it.
Of course, I haven't told my brothers - per her wishes.
-Jean
Claire wrote:
>
> Dear Jean -- I'm on shaky ground here but now that I read again that
> the doctors want to wait until May 9th to check the masses in your
> mother's breast, I feel pressed to speak up. Of course, your mother
> has monumental problems and the doctors may have all sorts of reasons
> for letting this particular problem rest for a month so what I'm
> saying may be totally out of line.
>
> Anyway, here's my two cents. A few years ago, my annual mammogram
> showed a shadow which the radiologist couldn't identify even after
> consultation with others in the field. My doctor decided he wanted a
> biopsy as quickly as possible. It was a minor operation done on an
> outpatient basis and the surgeon removed what the biopsy report
> identified simply as "abnormal tissue" and not malignant.
>
> I'm now going through another problem. My onc thinks he feels a
> change in my left breast. A mammogram revealed nothing and a
> subsequent sonogram was a little fuzzy (my word) in the suspect area.
> He sent me to a surgeon who examined the various tests but after a
> physical examination, he wasn't convinced anything was going on. (I
> have fibrocystic breast tissue which tends to feel rather lumpy to
> begin with.) This was late February. The surgeon told me to have
> another mammogram at the end of April and see him again the first week
> in May.
>
> This long story is just to illustrate that a strong suspicion was
> acted on immediately while a vague possibility was put on hold to see
> what develops. The masses in your mother's breast are much more than
> a strong suspicion and it bothered me that nothing is being done.
>
> There! I've said my piece.
>
> Best wishes to your and your mom and know that you and Annie, too, are
> always in my prayers.
>
> Claire
>
>
>
>
>
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