cysts after bilateral mastectomy???

Hi Dian, have you see my posts on our February list. I am having a CAT scan in about an hour. Found lump about 10 days ago. Will PM you.

Alyson

Athena, I felt it.....It grew rather quickly too...I thought for sure I had a recurrence going on and that it was aggressive!....What relief I felt when it came back B9!.....I watched it disappear on the US screen as my BS did the core needle biopsy......Did you have reconstruction?......I had bilat mast and I had my first post surgical mammo in January........I didn't think they did mammos on TRAM breasts but apparently they do..Turns out I have calcs in my breast from fat necrosis....When I read on my report that I had the calcs I freaked cause I thought for sure it was back, but silly me didn't know you can get calcs from fat cells dying!....I would think you can feel them with impants...My cyst was just under the skin so very easy to feel especially since I knew what to feel for........Good luck, athena............

Hi, Diann ~  I, too, discovered a distinct, roundish lump in my reconstructed (Diep flap) breast shortly after my 1-year mammogram, which had been totally clear.  It appeared and grew large enough within maybe 4 to 6 weeks for my rad onc to immediately order an u/s when I showed it to her.  At first, I thought it was delayed RT damage, which is why I showed it to my rad onc.  Anyway, I had a very thorough u/s, and the rad doc assured me it's just a cyst.   I also had 5 or 6 smaller cysts in the same breast, all visible on u/s, although I couldn't feel any of them.  The rad doc told me that cysts are common in women who have had axillary dissection, as we both have.  So, hopefully, that's what yours is, too, but I know the fear you have until you know for sure.  So sorry you're going through that now, but I'l bet it's a B9 cyst.    (((Hugs)))   Deanna   

I do hope mine is a cyst as well. It is really worrying. Mine is on the 'bad' side.

Best of luck as well Tina . I see the onc on Tueday for a routine visit so will see what he says.

Alyson

I also just found a round hard lump on my left breast - non cancer side but reconstructed.  I am dealing with an incision that won't heal on that side and I also had an infection recently.  I'm not sure if this is related??  I was JUST at the breast surgeons office two weeks ago and this wasn't there and all of a sudden it is there the size of a pea???  Should I go back to the BS or just wait???  I'm pretty convinced it is nothing.  Just not sure what to do?