scar tissue or new tumor? help!

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Keke713
Keke713 Member Posts: 91
edited March 2015 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

good morning. if anyone has been through a similar situation, id love some input. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in Jan of 2013. I underwent a bilateral mastectomy in March of the same year. I've had ultrasounds of my left breast (cancer was in the right) every six months since due to some scar tissue that they wanted to keep an eye on. Up until now, everything has looked fine. I went in last week for my ultrasound and they found a lump with irregular borders that they want to do surgery and biopsy. They are thinking its just scar tissue that took a different shape, but I'm TERRIFIED to go through this again. To add to the stress of this, I'm 14 weeks pregnant and the thought of going under general anesthesia scares me so much. Has anyone ever had a biopsy on something like this and it ended up being scar tissue? This is the report from my visit last week. Thank you.image

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  • vlnrph
    vlnrph Member Posts: 1,632
    edited March 2015

    I did not experience anything quite like this but wanted to wish you well, especially with a new little one on the way! Hoping they get you in for the biopsy soon so you can get a definite answer. It sounds like they plan to cut it all out (excisional) but you also have an implant? Usually I think it would be a pretty quick operation which means you wouldn't have to be under anesthesia very long. Also, procedures like this are probably safer once past the first trimester which you are. Do call your ob/gyn office in the morning for more reassurance & advice.

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