Can't hurt to at the very least get a second opinion. That's not something to sit back on.

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May 24, 2022
5:16:00am

Marc Spector Asset Prime

Can't hurt to at the very least get a second opinion. That's not something to sit back on.

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Marc Spector

Previous username: Frank Castiglione
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Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Last login: Apr 24, 2024
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Wife said radiologist found a "spot" on her left breast in a mammogram today.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 12:31am

Welcome to the ugly underbelly of cancer screening and “more information is always better” medicine in general

5150man

5/24/22 12:46am

Thx for the podcast. I'll give it a listen. Anyone else?

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 12:47am

BTW, the only experience I had w/ cancer was a friend who died at 38. ID farm

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 12:51am

Everybody over 40 getting their PSA checked every year? It's a blood test now.

5/24/22 8:05am

I’ll bet this would/will generate a lively discussion in 8 hours. I am sorry for your stress.

5150man

5/24/22 12:50am

No stress yet. Too early. I might repost in the morning. FWIW I think in general

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 12:54am

SJS and the radiologists on the board would have hard numbers

5150man

5/24/22 1:02am

Dang!, that's encouraging. Thx.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 1:03am

I’m no pro but I would insist on not waiting for more information. I say that

garyfan

5/24/22 12:51am

I don’t say that to make you worry. We’ve been in a similar boat a couple times

garyfan

5/24/22 12:53am

Glad to hear you got good news so far! 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 12:55am

Call her OB and see what (s)he says.

mobomanjoe

5/24/22 3:19am

A biopsy can spread malignancy. It's a miserable procedure. CA is fast growing

Pippi

5/24/22 4:32am

Praying all will be well for her

Borg

5/24/22 4:45am

Thank you. Very kind.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:06pm

Can't hurt to at the very least get a second opinion. That's not something to sit back on.

5/24/22 5:16am

Many times people suffer from unnecessary cancer treatments when

runnincoug

5/24/22 5:39am

So your sister chose the double mastectomy just because of future risk, ie, no

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:08pm

Yep. And yes, I think that was extreme. Her body of course.

runnincoug

5/24/22 2:27pm

These recommendations are standardized, so as to prevent unnecessary biopsies and potential harm to the patient for

doctorcoug

5/24/22 5:43am

Her doc is a new USAF doc, very young. Based on 24+ yrs in the AF my confidence

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:12pm

Neither of those things are true.

DanSmith

5/24/22 2:14pm

FWIW I've been told by an AF flight surgeon that he did not have any residency

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:24pm

I can’t speak to all doctors competence

DanSmith

5/24/22 2:35pm

Interesting. Do you mind if I ask what year your (soon to be military) friends

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:42pm

We are all in residency right now we all graduated 2 years ago from med school

DanSmith

5/24/22 3:16pm

Thx for replying.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:13pm

RE: Wife said radiologist found a "spot" on her left breast in a mammogram

Cougar1028

5/24/22 6:39am

So sorry to hear this! 🙁 Thx for sharing and prayers for both of you.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:15pm

If she has dense breasts, they will have trouble seeing anything on a mammogram. An ultrasound would be the next step

Smack'sWife

5/24/22 6:42am

Me: "Honey, can I feel your breasts to see if they're dense?" All kidding aside,

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:20pm

There are pathways or algorithms if you will for each classification of the

5/24/22 7:02am

The doctors office my wife goes too tells her the same thing every time and

SoValleyCOUG

5/24/22 7:34am

Wow, that's dirty pool if true. You pay for it + there's the "cry wolf" factor.

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:44pm

If you have a report I’d be happy to walk you through it

DanSmith

5/24/22 8:14am

Best of luck, I know from personal experience that this is very stressfull

Witwer

5/24/22 9:06am

Wow, super kind of you. I will ask my wife if she has any documentation from the

BleedCougarBlue2

5/24/22 2:47pm

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