Hi all!
Could you help me understand the pathological report on the two
calcifications that were removed?

1. lateral - Fibrocystic changes with Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
(ALH), marked intraductal Hyperplasia, sclerosing adenodis and radial
scar and focal adenosis.
2  middle - fibrocystic changes with Intraductal Hperplasia and
Sclerosing Adenosis.
The explaination was benign adenosis with calcifications and ALH -
moderately increased risk for the development of breast cancer, may not
be be persistant if breast cancer has not developed in 10 years.  The
risk is equally distributed between both breasts.

DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE A 10 YEAR DEADLINE?  Of what, exactly?

The specimens were stained and observed under mammography. They were
not frozen.

But other good things are happening in my life.  My middle son will
become the manager of a large Rescue and No- Kill animal facility in NW
Missouri (his dream job), younger son is making quite an impression as
a stockman at Wal Mart, and he starts Auto Tech classes next month.
And our dear landlords that helped us to keep from living in our car
when our world crash have offered us a wonderful deal to buy a mobile
home over in the other park, with full grown trees, close to the pond
and a fenced yard.  That park has a security gate and they are trying
to make it more of a senior park and put the young people down in this
park.  I could sure use the peace and quiet and will enjoy the pond and
the ducks and geese so much.  Not sure I am up to doing much of the
moving, but I will do what I can.  So, even after the "death" scare of
the big C - life has suddenly turned around.  Just need to stay alive
for 7 years so the home will be paid off for hubby and then he can
manage on his VA disability.

Simplicity
P.S. Oh, Annie, anytime you want to email me seperately on the
depression subject, feel free - it so helps to have support on that
front also!