Re: Breast Cancer Help - biopsy

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine who had double mastectomy and hysterectomy is convinced

also that it was the hospital treatment that spread it. When she went

to them for the needle biopsy, the operator tried 18 (yes eighteen)

times to get the right place. When my friend started yelling out " No

more! No more! " the woman called for someone else, who calmly took over,

went straight to the right spot, and did the biopsy.

My friend wanted both breasts off at the same time, but was refused,

only to have to have the second breast removed later.

She refused chemo and radiation, though I think she took a few

tamoxifen, only to wish she hadn't when she researched it.

She has done very well considering her age and co-existing arthritis and

fibromyalgia; she is in her mid to late seventies.

That was a few years ago; she now has a brown " mole " on her chest at the

operation site. I think she is going to try black salve on it when

things quieten down on her appointment list (or come here away from it

all!) The Dr says it needs to be seen to. She has been applying

hydrogen peroxide without results. A couple of years ago she had a wart

on her finger that didn't go away when she kept cutting it (!) - turned

out it was cancer; to cut out all the rest of the story, which I have

told before, black salve did the job.

Rowena

> 1/3, right grade 2/3, both ER/PR responsive with right being highly

responsive. Axilla mets in April/08. I was bullied into a needle biopsy at

time of dx and blame that for the spread.