I talked to my primary care doctor today. I feel better - not because I got good news, but because I understand better what's going on.
She said that she just went to a conference last week on breast MRIs. She thought it was an outstanding idea for me to get that done. She also said that she learned that recent studies have shown that patients with "atypical ductal hyperplasia" usually develop breast cancer in 6 to 8 years.
There's my answer.
The Navy insurance won't pay for any plastic surgery, but she said that another woman had the same thing done three weeks ago for the same reason and that her breast tissue had filled in...I was picturing having a big hole in my chest. The scar doesn't bother me so much...I grew up in the south and the mosquitoes loved me. I couldn't keep from scratching them, so I have a few scars!
