Hey Fellow Sisters and Fighters, I would like to share my story so it can help women and save lives. I found a very small lump in my breast in late January 2010. I thought it was just a fibrocyst and nothing to worry about, since I was about to start my cycle. It would go away. But it didn't! I waited a month and the area started getting itchy (but no rash) and the lump was just there and getting a little sore so I scheduled an appointment with my OBGYN (it was actually way past time for a PAP). Well she examined my breast and said she didn't think it felt like a cyst but don't worry, 80% of these are not in any way serious and go away on their own but we she did order both a mammogram and ultrasound. After the test, I received a very nice letter from my local hospital (not a cancer treatment facility) congratulating me on my cancer-free test BUT just come back in 6 months for a retest. HOWEVER my regular doctor received a much different report. While the mammogram did not show … [Read more...]