MRI Tomorrow and panic attack today

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Ericaalaine
Ericaalaine Member Posts: 11
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

Hello,

So I have my first MRI tomorrow since this whole ordeal. I finished chemo last May and radiation in August. Also, I had a Mammogram in October and blood work in January. However, I am completely freaking out about going to do this MRI tomorrow morning....especially since it takes a few days for results. I finally have some resemblance of hair left, and do not want to go through chemo again. I am praying that I am clean, but am so frightened what may be lurking. Thank God for Xanax!! What has your experience been with the testing after treatment? Do we all go into panic mood at first? I am clinging to the fact that I didnt have any nodes positive the first time, and just had blood work, but how much really count? Thanks!

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  • IllinoisNative
    IllinoisNative Member Posts: 125
    edited April 2012

    Yep.  Totally went into panic mode.  I had my first MRI after active treatment right before Christmas.  Xanax was my friend.  My VERY good friend.  I was scared ishless.

    Turns out my MRI was good but I was allergic to the contrast.  Spent three hours vomiting up a storm.  It's been months and I still don't have my voice back.  :/ 

    You and I were kind of diagnosed around the same time.  I finished chemo in April and finished radiation in July.  But the MRI freaked me out for a number of reasons.  First, I was claustrophobic so they had to knock me out (and I started throwing up while unconscious...lol).  Two, I was convinced that they would find more cancer.  I was petrified.

    Good luck because I know how scary it can be.

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  • Ericaalaine
    Ericaalaine Member Posts: 11
    edited April 2012

    Thank you! That is re assuring! Wow, thats horrible about the vomitting! How long did you have to wait until the results came back? did they call you?

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  • CoolBreeze
    CoolBreeze Member Posts: 4,668
    edited April 2012

    I heard something I thought I'd pass on - somebody said that they didn't worry about these tests or cancer returning, because that means if it does, you have lived it twice.

    You will get through it and odds are the results will showi you are fine.  Keep that in mind and don't make yourself live through something you don't have to. 

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  • mommy4
    mommy4 Member Posts: 21
    edited April 2012

    I was two years in March. Yes. A huge worry. Pretty much a daily thought but have to look beyond and live. Hard to do. yes. but does get easier.With results. I called. Good luck.

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