Just waiting for the confirmation

Ladyc2020
Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197

hi ladies. I had lumpectomy and rads last year in the Left and my ultrasound last week showed a mass in the right. Radiologist said it looks like cancer and MO assuming it is too. Biopsy is Thursday. The recommendation is BMX.

Iโ€™m feeling strong and then the next moment I have tears. 11 months out from original dx. Also had a uterus scare a few months ago which thankfully was benign.

Iโ€™m strongly leaning towards flat asthetic closure. Have been reaching and at first thought the Goldilocks would be for me - but have read too many stories about necrosis and other issues.

Itโ€™s funny, you do everything right and in the end thereโ€™s nothing you can really do. It will either be back or not.

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  • Krose53
    Krose53 Member Posts: 148
    edited June 2021

    I'm so sorry you are going through this again. I was wondering if you had an MRI with your initial diagnosis. I had 2 masses in my left breast seen by the mammogram. It wasn't until I had a breast MRI, that they found 2 other very small masses in my right breast. Due to that, I had a BMX. Good luck to you.

  • Krose53
    Krose53 Member Posts: 148
    edited June 2021

    I'm so sorry you are going through this again. I was wondering if you had an MRI with your initial diagnosis. I had 2 masses in my left breast seen by the mammogram. It wasn't until I had a breast MRI, that they found 2 other very small masses in my right breast. Due to that, I had a BMX. Good luck to you.

  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited June 2021

    thank you. Yes I did have have an MRI in Aug 2020 and 3 spots in the left showed up, nothing in the right. One was benign, the other the known cancer and the third was unable to be found. I was meant to have a 6 month MRI follow up but all my drs dropped the ball and did not mention that to me. Found that out last week when the radiologist asked why I didnโ€™t have my follow up. He read the report from the other facility. Though the MRI was to follow the Left, it was bilateral and I canโ€™t help think they would have seen the R mass months ago. Lesson - get copies of everything.

    Anyhow. Thank you.

  • kathabus
    kathabus Member Posts: 205
    edited June 2021

    Hiโ€”Iโ€™m so sorry this is happening to you again. And so fast. Like the first timeโ€ฆthis is the hardest part. Itโ€™s OK to shed some tears. Itโ€™s something no one wants to go through. Glad you found it when you did though!

    Question for yaโ€”did you have the oncotype done? I was just curious. Youโ€™re right about one thingโ€”it WILL either be back or not. And thatโ€™s it. Hugs!!

  • LivinLife
    LivinLife Member Posts: 1,332
    edited June 2021

    Welcome Ladyc.... tho what a nightmare (again) for you!!! Glad your biopsy is Thursday so things are moving though waiting beyond that. Sounds like you're preparing yourself by considering your surgery options in advance... I am very happy with my aesthetic flat closure for what it's worth.... Please let us know how the biopsy goes, as well as when you hear about results....

  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited July 2021

    kathabus -


    my MRI today came back clear! No mass found. Iโ€™m still trying to process and understand what just happened. They will do the ultrasound biopsy tomorrow but my dr said he doesnโ€™t expect them to find anything. Last week the radiation looked me in the eye with that sad face - if youโ€™ve seen it, you know - and said it looks like cancer. And the mri found nothing today? A lot of prayers have been said, and this seems impossibleโ€ฆ



    I got mammaprint instead of oncotype - was rated low ( in the mid to high low section.


  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited July 2021

    livinLife - what a great name!

    If you read above, Iโ€™m floored that today the MRI came back clear. Praise God.

    • fingers crossed tomorrow is the same. I find myself on a crazy rollercoaster. This is the second cancer scare of 2021 - uterus and breast.

    Iโ€™d been calling for consults and was about to get my medical records sent on, when my RO called with the MRI results. I donโ€™t have an explanation. But ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ



  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited July 2021

    benign!!! So relieved. Stromal Fibrosis. Feels like another chance to ensure it doesnโ€™t come back.

  • LivinLife
    LivinLife Member Posts: 1,332
    edited July 2021

    Absolutely awesome Ladyc!!!!!!!!! Very happy for you!!!

  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited July 2021

    thank you so much! Yes ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

  • 2019whatayear
    2019whatayear Member Posts: 767
    edited July 2021

    I'm so happy!!!!! wonderful news!

  • Ladyc2020
    Ladyc2020 Member Posts: 197
    edited July 2021

    thank you! The relief was massive.

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