What about an untrasound? When something suspicious is found in a mammo that is often the next step, so why not go directly to US. As I understand it, that will distinguish between a fluid-filled spot and something solid. I can understand the cause for concern. From my experience in my support group, pre-menopausal BrCA tends to be much more invasive and harder to conquer than post-menopausal BrCA. One gal in our group was diagnosed during pregnancy. It was suggested she have an abortion and start chemo immediately. She refused and was not treated until after she delivered. She was dead within 2 years. If this mother cannot get the medical people she must work with to try alternate ways to diagnose, she may be in a position of deciding that her baby needs a live mother more that it needs her milk. How sad. Certainly a case where better availibility of donor milk could be most appropriate. Winnie Mading *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html