LCIS

Loriann · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:36 pm Post subject: LCIS

Hi, all. I'm new here. I'm 42, premenopausal and was diagnosed with LCIS in Feb. 2009. Within one month, I had a repeat mammo (calcifications found in Rt. breast), stereotactic biopsy, and an excisional biopsy. I saw an oncologist last week and have a decision on how I want to treat this - surveillence, tamoxifen or prophylactic mastectomy. This all has happened so fast. And even though they say it's not cancer, I feel like this is something to be really concerned about. Everyone around me seems to think it's no big deal (or at least that's the impression I'm getting.). The closest relative that has breast cancer in my family is my father's aunt and one of his cousins (his aunt's daughter). My maternal grandfather died of bone cancer, and I was diagnosed with melanoma in 1998 (successfully removed surgically with no complications). I am thinking about going the Tamoxifen route. If anyone wants to give me their two cents worth, I wouldn't mind at all! Thanks!

Cureus · New User Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 7

Hi. I think you should take the calcification seriously.

I had a mamo in 2006 that showed calcifications, (Micro-calcifications, macro-calcifications).-- However I wasn't told about the calicifications in 2006, I was told I had 1 cyst. The reason I know now is that when I found out I had cancer I had to get the reports, I read them and was very upset that I had calcifications and wasn't told about it.

Since they told me that everything was normal and the dr. said I had a cyst I didn't worry about it. I forgot to get another mamo in 2007.

In 2008 in my mamo they found cancer in my left breast. I had a MRI and they found three more. I am very luck I went in 2008.
_________________
43 year old female diagnose 2008
2 tumors in each breast. Chemotherapy. Bilateral masectomy. expandures reconstruction, waiting for completion. Horamonal therapy.

Loriann · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject: I agree!

Thanks, Cureus, for your information. I am sorry to hear that they let your diagnosis slide until it became cancer. That is inexcuseable! I definitely taking the calcifications seriously. My mom was just diagnosed with breast cx last week, so this obviously changes everything! We should find out today how invasive it is. Keeping my fingers crossed! Good luck to you with your treatment.

	Cancer Forums Forum Index -> Breast Cancer Forum	All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

A website for discussions about any type of cancer, including lung cancer, breast cancer, mesothelioma, prostate cancer, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and others