The doc was an old GP doc, when she reported the mass, he sent her in for a mammo which came back negative. He then sent her to a radiologist who did a sono, they found a cyst in the area and told her they would watch it which they did for over a year, the cyst remained unchanged.
They thought they had the diagnosis and were doing the right thing. My mom called me convinced she had cancer so I called a friend who was a surgeon and had her look at my mom. Withing 3 days, she had a mastectomy and was set up to see the oncologist.
She put up a good fight, she was diagnosed at 45 and made it to 56, she got to see all of her grand children. She also buried a husband during that period, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and passed within a year.
I had no health ins for years, and ins when I was younger is not what we have become spoiled too. Nor was it much when I entered the work force.
No lump should go with out at least a needle biopsy.
I lost my step dad to lung cancer discovered to late, even though he was getting lung xrays every 3 months.
I have the back from H, and no 2 MRI’s have every read the same I’ve had quite a few. U get one every time they do a nerve block, which don’t work worth a hoot.