Maybe good news after MRI?

Constable

Background: January 2017 - noticed an indent on top part of my left breast when I raised my arm. Went to doctor who felt a small, moveable lump. Had a diagnostic mammogram and an ultrasound. Results came back with no worries. (You can see my past post on here, I had more detail).

I had the gene test done a few years ago and I was negative for the gene, but because of my family history, I was at an elevated risk. Recommendation was an annual mammogram and MRI. I was scared to do the MRI, but after my scare I decided to start this year. The radiologist in January also put in my file that they recommended it.

A couple weeks ago, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer again. She had it 26 years ago (when she was 35, "in situ") and it came back, leaving small spots on her lungs and liver and a tumor on her chest wall. This reminded me to call and get my preventative MRI scheduled.

MRI was this morning. I felt good and optimistic. In my mind, just 6 months ago I had been given good news about my breasts and I haven't noticed any change in them since. My doctor called me right after lunch. She told me I needed an ultrasound and a possible biopsy. Shocked, I didn't ask more. I called back later and spoke with the nurse who works with the radiologist to learn more.

My MRI was actually good. My lymph nodes looked good. The images on the MRI looked good. The radiologist who looked at my MRI today looked at my scans back in January. Based on what she saw on the scans from then, and what she was seeing now, she wanted to do a follow-up ultrasound and possibly a biopsy in that same spot that was concerning earlier this year.

I asked the nurse about the size of the spot and she said it was 1.6 cm. She said it was the size of the tip of her pinky. I think she was reading that from the earlier scans this year, because when I asked what it had been in January, she paused and explained that the MRI today had looked good and had "no definitive correlation". The nurse even commented that they believe MRI's to be the "golden standard" and she was confused by the report.

The MRI showed "no definitive correlation". I am not 100% sure what that means. Does that mean they could not find the spot that they saw back in January?

This Friday I go in for the ultrasound and possible biopsy. Depending on what they see in the ultrasound, they will decide to do a biopsy or not.