I found out I had breast cancer with a routine mammogram. My Dr. could not feel it. It couldn't be found with ultrasound. Surgeon couldn't feel it. Had another mammogram to pinpoint it (literally). Had lumpectomy and surgeon removed a golf ball size tumor that was up against my chest wall. She didn't get a good margin so more surgery. Recommendation (and I agreed) to have a double mastectomy. That way I wouldn't need chemo or radiation or tomaxofen. The only thing I would have done different is to have reconstruction at the same time rather than waiting. I had a friend who had same cancer and she wished she would have had both breasts removed because she did need chemo and radiation and tomaxafen. Keep doing self exams and get mammograms!

Patty Behrndt
Rice Lake, WI