Suspicious area gone?

ColleenS80

Hi All,

I have a worry I would love feedback on. I have a tumor in right breast. In initial tests, my MRI said there was a possible suspicious spot also behind right nipple. My PET/CT also noted subtle non-specific uptake about the right nipple with maximum SUV of 1.5.

My onc didn’t seem overly concerned about these reports and still suggested lumpectomy for the tumor. My surgeon re-did the MRI now that I’m done with preadjuvant chemo to see if anything was still showing up, and nothing was noted on the report this time. She said it was gone, could’ve been nothing, and also still suggested lumpectomy.

My question: can I really be confident that I don’t need to worry about that spot? If it was cancer, would it have been minimal enough that I can assume radiation will take care of anything left? Did the person reading the second MRI report really look close enough?? (What’s going through my head.)

I’m planning to ask all my doctors again also to ease my mind, just wanted some feedback while I sit here worrying. Thank you

pupmom

Guess I'm "old school" because I believe in trusting my doctors' opinions. BUT, if red flags are in your mind about treatments, or recommended treatments, it's time to get a second opinion. That said, it is very good news that the tumor appears to be gone!

ColleenS80

I do like my doctors...and it probably should make me feel better that the surgeon and onc both aren’t worried. I guess I’ll talk to them both about it again at my next appointments and see if I’m still worried. Thanks for responding!

WC3

The one thing I regret is not asking for a biopsy or MRI two years ago when I was told the lump was benign. Had I been my usual skeptical, questioning self that day, the cancer would have been caught and treated while it was less than half a centimeter. But due to what I can only imagine was a glitch in the matrix, I decided to trust the radiologist, and so I had a high grade, highly mitiotic, poorly differentiated, aggressive cancer growing in me untreated for two years.