Would you have a surgeon look at you for breast cysts?

Julie, Obviously you got 2 different opinions from 2 different doctors who looked at the same mammogram. Both cannot be right. First call the doctor who called to tell you about his concern for the 2 cysts, and request a written copy of his report to you. Over 50% of all women develop what is called "fibrocystic changes" in their breasts. This is perfectly benign and so common. These cysts which feel like lumps seem to change size up and down during each monthly cycle. I hope you do have some type of doctor do an annual Pap smear and breast exam on you. For a suspicious cyst, in the doctor's office, the doctor wil often put a thin needle through the breast skin, into the cyst and pull back (aspirate) the syringe plunger to see what kind of fluid returns. No anesthesia is needed and there is no pain for this procedure that takes a couple of minutes. If the fluid is clear, the fluid will be clear and the cyst may collapse and disappear, perhaps appearing again next month. Many times there are many cysts. If there is any suspicion, at the same time, the doctor (surgeon or GYN or generalpractice) can do a thin or fine need aspiration biopsy (again with no anesthesia) and send the minute breast tissue fragments to the pathologist for a definite diagnosis. Odds are strongly in your favor favoring a benign lesion.