Patti
i am 47 and in great health......i was diagnosed w/fibrocystic breast in my 30's and have had 3 fibroadenoma/cysts removed over the years (2 from the left, 1 from the right). The last excisional biopsy was March 99.....now, my breast surgeon is advising needle core biopsy of 2 on the left and a needle aspiration of a complex cyst on the right!!! I HAVE HAD IT......WHERE DOES IT END? Unless you have this disease yourself, one cannot imagine the 'cancer anxiety' you suffer w/every BSE. I feel like having a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy (w/immediate implants, of course) just to get it over with. I figure that I have at least 20 more years to worry about this........I just found this website and thought I would find someone who knows how I feel....do we always need to surgical intervention? even if there is no change from 6 mos earlier (i go faithfully every 6 mos for mammo and u/s).....i realize there may be a liability fear on the part of the md, but I refuse to be chopped up a little at a time over my lifetime.................that felt better.....any thoughts anyone?