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  • rosied51
    rosied51 Member Posts: 170
    edited December 2008

    Yes I had the MRI and it came back saying no masses. The biospy came back saying all they saw was fluid, blood and fat. I am sitting here and have such shooting pains in my armpit and my neck is killing me.The neck feels like  tender on right side same side as breast. I almost want to say oh heck just live with the pain, My friends know I am going thru this but yet I feel like duh everything is coming back ok the maybe there is nothing wrong but then the pain  kicks in again and then I say to myself no Rose there is something wrong.My appt with breast specialist is Jan 6th and breast wellness clinic is the 7th.I think it is different everywhere you go, depends on the Dr how fast he wants it back that and now the hoilday.

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  • runalot08
    runalot08 Member Posts: 163
    edited December 2008

    Well I really hope they can give you some direction next week.  Wish it was sooner for you but that is the story with medical.  Usually there is a wait.  I am actually pretty secure that the MRI will be good.  Unfortunately that means we have to pursue other avenues.  Worst case scenario is that my implants come out.  The doctor is thinking that they are causing all of my mess.  She does not know why but thinks they are.  However, with family history and personal history of biopsies she can not rule out the Ugly IBC till the MRI comes back.  Just an extra measure because of the implants and as the radiologist put in his notes "extremely dense breasts".  It covers the bases and we can move on.  There is just the one question of how can the implants cause my nodes to be enlarged?  I think that is what is really stumping her. 

    Try getting a hand towel wet and heating it in the microwave.  Then put it on your neck to see if it helps.  Or you can try putting rice or dry beans in a sock and heat them.  It might give you a little relief.

    Vickie

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  • runner4life
    runner4life Member Posts: 54
    edited January 2009

    runalot08

    I have been a runner all my life and was doing 6 mile runs 4-5 days a week when I was diagnosed back in June. My lumpectomy was at the end of June and as I healed through July, I found that I was able to control my sadness, anger and anxiety by running even more. I quietly decided that since I was running so much, I was going to focus on the goal of running a marathon after chemo. I was on a study where I got 4 treatments of Taxol (and then Neulasta) total. They gave it to me every other week. On chemo weeks I was curled up in pain all day for 4-5 days. Then I would be OK again and would get right out there and pick up where I left off until I had to do my next treatment. Running got me through it. I was in great shape and 10 days after my last chemo treatment, I ran the Columbus Marathon. It was not my best time but it wasn't about time... it was about taking control during a time when I felt like everything was out of my control. 

    It sounds like you are experiencing different kinds of pain than I was.  I hope that is getting better for you.  Just don't get discouraged about feeling out of shape. By this point you may be done with chemo but 

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  • runalot08
    runalot08 Member Posts: 163
    edited January 2009

    Well good news looks like there is nothing abnormal going on.  Listed as birads 1.  So why am I crying right now.  That means a really good thing and it is one thing I am sure many of you wished for.  It is now just that there is no answer.  I was really hoping for an answer as to what is going on.  Maybe it is the pent up stress that I am sure everyone has had in this situation.  I was prepared to be really happy either way it came back because then if was not a good result we would move on to the next step.  If it was good then it was good.  But why am I so upset.  Sorry for those of you that got the opposite answer I know I should be jumping for joy and I hope I am not hurting any of you by being honest.  But man I am hurting now.  It is like all of this is going in circles and nothing is giving me an out.  I think I am going to opt for my implants out and if that does not solve it then what ever.  You know the radiology department did not even want any of my old films or disks or records to compare.  Is that normal?  I was really just hoping to have some sort of answers.  I guess I do have and answer just not the one I was prepared for. i should be elated and thanking God.  Give me a couple of hours and I will jump for joy.

    Vickie

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  • runalot08
    runalot08 Member Posts: 163
    edited January 2009

    O.k. I am done complaining.  Sorry if it was unnecessary or rubbed any of you wonderful, helpful, and completely insightful women out there that give your time and advice freely to others including me.  I know a major run on sentence.  I guess it is implant out time.  I am going to request all tissue including the scar tissue that is a capsule around the implant to go to pathology after the removal.  Do you think they will do that?  That way we know and have no doubts that something was lurking in there.  Just still do not know why the nodes are enlarged just for implant problems.  Believe me I will still follow everything here.  If there are implant problems with other people I may be of use or be able to help like those of you that have me.  I can definitely attest to the stress and the relief one gets on this site.  O.k. done rambling I think I am accepting now.

    Vickie

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