Monitoring after bilat mast

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LCISgirl
LCISgirl Member Posts: 85
edited June 2014 in High Risk for Breast Cancer
Monitoring after bilat mast
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  • LCISgirl
    LCISgirl Member Posts: 85
    edited December 2007

    I'm just curious about what type of monitoring (if any) is normally done after a bilateral mastectomy?  I had LCIS in one breast and opted for bilateral.  The results were benign for any lymph node involvment (yahoo!) and there was a small invasive portion in the LCIS side.  I feel the choice for mastectomy was warranted, but now I'm curious if there is further need for follow-up testing?  I will be seeing the oncologist and of course the surgical oncologist will be following up for months to come....but how do they check / follow up after mastectomies?  MRI's?  Ultrasound?  Blood tests?  I'm assuming no mammos?  I do have expanders and will be "filling up" in the weeks to come. 

    Thanks for any input!!

    LCISgirl

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  • yab2006
    yab2006 Member Posts: 1
    edited December 2007

    I had a bilateral mastectomy with free TRAM reconstruction last December.  My surgical oncologist has recommended an MRI every year and an optional digital mammogram as well.  I just had both done at the end of November and everything looked good.

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  • darkfairy
    darkfairy Member Posts: 28
    edited December 2007

    I had a bilat mast with implant recon 7 months ago. I will apparently be screened using either an ultrasound or mammogram on a yearly basis. Hope that helps :)

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