RE: Re: Fibrocystic disease of breast (lumpy to you and me)

[Guest guest]

I doubt the breast cancer was wrongly diagnosed Kathleen. Fibrocystic

breast disease is completely different to breast cancer and is quite benign,

and they would not have removed your breast unless tests had not shown the

lumps were malignant.

Remember to get your blood results in writing tomorrow, together

with the reference range for each of the tests done and post them here on the

forum, so we can hopefully help with their interpretation.

I am just so sorry to hear about your brother, but stay close to

him, this is a time in his life (and yours) when you need each other.

Luv - Sheila

HI SHEILA AND ALL

When I had breast cancer which included three ops ending with a masectomy, it

mentions " FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE " .

Could this mean that cancer was wrongly diagnosed having been put through and

pulled down by undergoing three ops, or that FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE causes

breast cancer.

Having also had blood tests for cholesterol and thyroid on returning home from

a day out today I have a letter asking me to go and discuss my test results, so

I have an appointment for Thursday.

My Brother's throat cancer is attached to his main artery in his neck, and to

have surgery will cause him to bleed to death. They have managed too shrink it

a little with antibiotics, but its only buying him time. The tumour is fast

growing and possibly due to having a good blood supply to feed from, but they say

that it has spread from the bladder. Mine too was in the right breast.

Kathleen

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[Guest guest]

I had it the other way round.     I went to a doctor because I found a lump in my breast.    He told me it was fybrosistic and there was nothing to do or worry about.     Six months later I had a cough and went to my own doctor.    Happened to mention the lump and that the other doctor told me it was fybrosistic.        He examined me and said he was making an appointment for me to see a consultant at the hospital the next day.    Within two weeks I was in hospital having a lumpectomy and that was during the junior doctors strike when only emergencies were being admitted.     Fortunately it was a benign tumour.

I think had I not have been to the doctor six months prior and it was misdiagnosed they probably would not have worked so fast but they might have seen a negligence case coming up in the future.

Lilian