"Iregular Areas" in MRI..could it be the rads?

paigelise

Lumectomy in November....finished Rads in Feb.  My follow up mammogram was negative.  Because I have a mass now on my "good" breast I had an MRI.  The MRI shows nothing on the good breast but surprise, surprise...I have 2 irregular areas that need "follow up" in the cancer breast.

The surgeon hasn't called me back yet.  I'm a mess...do you think they could be seeing spots related to the radiation?  Like inflamation or scar tissue?  I still have a hard, discolored area where the cancer was taken out.

Anyone have any input?  I leave tomorrow for a cabin all weekend and I am currently freaking out.

Wendy 

changes

Hi Wendy,

I don't personally have any experience with this, but read on another site that radiation can result in mammograms/MRI that look suspicious, even when nothing is wrong. Some of the people who posted on the other site commented that their oncologists warned them that this might happen - mine has not told me this, but then I'm not yet done with radiation. I hope everything turns out to be well,

Karen

paigelise

Thanks Karen...still no word.  The Dr is out of town this week...I see him next Tuesday.  My MRI in December was normal so I would think between now and then the radiation may be the culprit.

Wendy

LRM216

I developed a small seroma 3 months after rads which did not show on my 6 month mammo but did on my US (always have the two together every six months).  Had to have an MRI, which showed it was only a seroma and not a recurrence.  Wishing you the best - keep us posted.  The waiting is a real b*tch!

Linda

paigelise

Wow...I can't believe I first wrote this post back on August 5th and I still have no answers.  I had an ultrasound last week which couldn't see the one spot but state the other area is "suspcious for malignancy" with a Birads of 4.  I have an US guided bx scheduled for Friday.  I had called my radiation onc who did not think it was from the radiation.

If it IS cancer I am going to be very upset that they did not do an MRI BEFORE my lumpectomy last November.

Unbelievable.

Wendy