As per instructions, I signed up for the Lahey portal and now would get results notifications the same day they became available -- so wouldn't need to wait for the doctor to view them and then reach out to me several days later.
2 days later, 10/31 the results were in: inconclusive, require follow up diagnostic and ultrasound mammogram as we knew from the get go....
Spent several days writing and calling my primary care doctor to get that additional referral.
Now, in my head, it would make sense to just do a biopsy right-a-way, as the ultrasound is required in order to get the tissues anyway and the lump is there and the only way to figure out if it is benign or not is via biopsy.
But nothing is that easy or logical -- according to the protocol, I first need to get a regular ultrasound and only after that get another referral to be able to schedule a biopsy.
The first available regular ultrasound appointment was 11/18, because, it seems, there is a shortage of ultrasound technicians.
