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> Hi, all. Just thought I'd give you an update on my breast lump.
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> I had a mammogram on Friday, and saw the surgeon today. She said it feels
> like a benign lymph node. She did an ultrasound of my breast, and saw that
> the lump is solid, so she knows it's not a cyst. She decided to do a
> fine-needle biopsy or aspiration or whatever they call it. This involved
> her sticking a real thin needle into the lump four different times to take
> tissue from it to send to the lab. She should have the results on
> Thursday. If it's a lymph node, she'll probably just want to see me
> periodically to see how it's doing. If it's not a lymph node or the lab
> can't tell for sure because there weren't enough cells for them to test,
> she might want to schedule me for a regular ultrasound where a trained
> technician actually reads the results, and then possibly a removal of the
> lump. So now I wait until Thursday. Will keep you posted.
>
> Peggy
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