My understanding is, if it is a cyst an ultrasound should be able to tell definitively. I think the best question to ask a doctor is, if this was you/ your wife what would you do?I had a lump very young that I let go for a few years while I was having babies. Finally my sisters and mom pressured me to follow up.My doctor had told me to wait and watch. But when I asked what she would do, she said she'd have it removed, "piece of breast for peace of mind", but as a doctor she couldn't say that. Of course the surgeon wanted to remove it, lol. They did an ultrasound right before surgery to make sure it wasn't a cyst. What about the 3D mammogram, would that tell them more?
@MarT:
My doc is a bit younger than I. Her mom has some of my issues so she listens. She'll say my mom does this or that and that helps me not feel isolated in my issues or at least that she understands more due to her mom.
I used to try to fake being okay. She told me if I wake and can't move, just come in anytime, any issue and they will fit me in.
She has been pushing for a mammogram and with family history I should. It's been 15 years.
When I was younger my monthly would swell my breast glands to the point a t shirt was a weight. Since menopause that doesn't happen anymore but I still do a daily check in the shower.
Don't wait.
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