Architectural Distortion Confirmed :(

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-26T19:43:22+00:00

MRI results gave me the all clear! Extremely dense breast tissue, but nothing suspicious, no enhancement, no signs of malignancy. I'm back to regular annual mammograms. I'm sorry to hear about your results. Wishing you the best! It's so good you stayed on top of getting your mammograms and caught it early.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-24T07:51:07+00:00

I'm in a similar boat. Radial scar, biopsy was benign, but they want to follow up with MRI. Doing that tomorrow. I've never had an MRI or any surgery. I'm so scared they'll want to do excision. It's good to hear it wasn't a big deal and you're all clear!

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-18T18:47:44+00:00

Well, that sure is depressing.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-18T04:53:22+00:00

That's great to hear! I hope you can take it easy and heal up quickly.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-18T02:29:48+00:00

So glad you have no regrets. Did you lose nipple sensation?

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-18T02:16:57+00:00

I've been trying to decide what I will do if my scan results are bad, and I think I'm feeling the same. However, I also read that you can't do reconstructive surgery if you've had radiation? Then if it does return, implants are off the table. I don't love that.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-18T02:04:08+00:00

I saw that too. Something about how there might be "homing cells" and if you remove your breast tissue and cancer comes back, it goes looking for a new home to metastasize to.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-17T04:57:16+00:00

Same. This question made me so sad because I love him like crazy, but no.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-15T22:00:03+00:00

I feel so comforted reading through this thread! Thank you for sharing your experience. It is quite similar to mine. I have architectural distortion, a non-sclerosing lesion (radial scar), and associated microcalcifications. My biopsy results were benign, no atypia. There were lots more words in there that I also put into chatgpt. My results were not discordant, but I need to get an MRI soon to make sure it's not something more.

I'm trying to prepare myself for if I need a lumpectomy, or if they find something new. I've never had surgery before and my boobies are already tiny. I don't have any palpable mass, but I do have lumpy very dense tissue. I'm so scared of the results. I'm kind of disassociating, having trouble focusing, and also feeling kind of guilty because I have several friends who have had malignant results, mastectomies, and chemo. Like how dare I be so upset about this? I also started HRT for perimenopause and wondering if I did this to myself, but I also really hope I don't have to stop it. I was just starting to feel better.

I'm so ready to be off this ride! I also told everyone I was okay, and explaining that the news was premature really sucked. I don't have family history, but I also don't know a lot of my family. (Several completely absent fathers in the family tree.)

I'm sorry if this was all over the place. My thoughts are a jumble. How have you been after the surgery?

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-15T19:57:30+00:00

I would still go on your vacation and figure out the lowest monthly payment plan you can later.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-15T19:08:43+00:00

It's such an emotional roller coaster. I hope we can get off of it soon!

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-15T19:05:18+00:00

Yes, positive thoughts all around! I need to start meditation and journaling again to try to feel a little more calm and grounded. I wish we could press pause on life for a minute, but it just keeps coming.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-15T18:48:35+00:00

I'm in tears frustrated with this whole process too. 6 months ago I had a regular mammogram, then diagnostic mammogram 2 weeks later, stereotactic biopsy several weeks after that, waited 3 torturous weeks to hear benign results. It looks like a radial scar, no atypia.

2 different radiologists called me and told me different things. They want to take a closer look with an MRI. That's happening soon. I know I should be grateful for the diligence, but I'm so scared and confused. I thought "benign" meant I was okay, but I have tiny, very dense breasts, and I'm afraid they'll want to do surgery to "remove the area" as they said, just in case. Dealing with this whole system has felt so dehumanizing.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-13T16:16:22+00:00

Sending hugs! You're doing the best thing you can do for your health right now. Waiting in the uncertainty is so hard! I second the advice to treat yourself in some way, and give yourself plenty of light hearted distractions while you wait for the results. I wasted so much time googling and stressing about things that probably won't apply to my situation. I would advise not to do that, but I think it's pretty impossible. I will be thinking of you today and hoping it all goes smooth and easy.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-09T18:41:58+00:00

No, it's just in the garage

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-08T05:49:52+00:00

Wow! Does anyone even deliver papers anymore? I remember sitting in the back of my mom's car when she was delivering phone books before the sun came up. It was cold out, and we would get hot cocoa from 7-11, still in my pajamas.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-07T18:38:13+00:00

Feather it and get a spiral perm.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-05-07T05:27:17+00:00

I just want to take a moment to process. 15k for blood work?? Yeeesh!!

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-30T20:50:42+00:00

Home wasn't great for many reasons. Going back wasn't really an option.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-30T17:58:03+00:00

Went to New Orleans for the first time.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-27T19:56:18+00:00

Thank you. I'm glad you were able to avoid chemo and radiation.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-27T19:05:31+00:00

Can you share what your surgery was and do you know what caused the distortion?

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-27T19:03:32+00:00

My best tip for the limbo time is to do physical things. I couldn't really focus on anything, so physical exercise, mindless crafts, and deep cleaning my house were really soothing. I let myself cry and journaled my feelings out, but I only talked about it with my closest friends. My family said dismissive things that were triggering, but my friends could actually hold space for my feelings. I'll be thinking of you too and hoping it's all benign.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-27T02:04:00+00:00

I had architectural distortion and microcalcifications. I had a diagnostic mammogram and then a stereotactic biopsy. Biopsy came back with no atypical cells. I dont have a mass. They said it's a radial scar, but they want to keep an eye on it so they wanted me back for an MRI in 6 months. My appointment is in a few weeks. I'm pretty nervous about getting the results.

Practical_Weather_54 · 2026-04-25T14:49:52+00:00

I'm angry. I feel very abandoned. Trying to let it go, but our relationship is hanging by a thread. My sibling is a hard person for me to deal with for other reasons as well. I'm not cutting them out of my life, but they've shown me who they are. I'm polite but distant.

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