Breast cancer in both breasts

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Stage3
Stage3 Member Posts: 10
edited September 2015 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I was diagnosed with stage 3a triple positive breast cancer in left breast. Doing neoadjunct chemo. On last 4 taxol treatments I was given mri to determine status of tumor. At this time I was diagnosed with another mass .06 millimeters in right breast. Has anyone been on neoadjunct chemo and developed a mass in opposite breast. Very worried just want to tell oncologist I am done. Schedule me for surgery

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  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 43,890
    edited July 2015

    Stage3 You are in my thoughts and prayers, I have been through

    stage 3 surgery and chemo and I know You will do well. Please

    keep a journal of all You are going through and Your side effects

    for the doctor.

    Heavenly Father, Please wrap this wonderful lady in Your arms

    of love and help her through all she is facing. Help her with any

    pain or side effects. I know she has a lot of love and can make

    it through. Bless her doctor so he will do all he needs to to make things

    better. In Jesus name. Amen

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited July 2015

    Hi Stage3 and welcome to Breastcancer.org,

    As you can already see, our Community is a wonderful place for support and encouragement while you navigate your treatment. We're all here to help answer your questions and give you support. Please keep us posted on how things come along...

    --The Mods

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited July 2015

    Hi Stage 3:

    So sorry you are going through this. Weekends can be slow on the boards, but hopefully someone will be able to share their experience.

    You didn't mention what the initial diagnostic procedures were. Are you saying you had an initial MRI which was clear on the right, and now, a second MRI is showing a new small mass on the right?

    BarredOwl


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  • inks
    inks Member Posts: 746
    edited July 2015

    Bilateral breast cancer is sometimes associated with BRCA mutations. Have you had genetic testing? It's likely that the cancer was in the other breast already and did not develop during chemo. News about cancer in the healthy breast may easily floor you but hopefully the chemo was doing it's job and killing it. The treatment is still the same even with 2 cancers - take it from someone who had 18 tumors. Hugs!

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  • Stage3
    Stage3 Member Posts: 10
    edited July 2015

    hi friends,

    Yes I had a clear pet scan in March this year and then was told to do neoadjunct chemo. On my 8 dose of taxol had an mri which showed another mass .06 center meters in my right breast. I just had a biospy and waiting for results. I am upset because I think that they oncologist knowing I had such an aggressive cancer surgery should of been done first.

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  • Stage3
    Stage3 Member Posts: 10
    edited July 2015

    Yes the mri was clear on the right breast only had breast cancer in left. Put on a/c chemo then taxol. Worried that the cancer is metastasizing

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  • Stage3
    Stage3 Member Posts: 10
    edited July 2015



    Footprints

    I want to say that was a beautiful prayer. I will stay in touch. You all are so wonderful to try and help me in my time of need. I have 3 children and I am so afraid. Thanks for your suppor

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited July 2015

    Hi Stage3:

    Please know that many of us are reading your story and keeping you in our thoughts even if we do not come up with anything to post.

    The times of not knowing and the worries about spread or recurrence are very, very hard. When another possible area of concern is found in your other breast, it is very shocking. After requesting a second opinion, I refused to have another diagnostic mammogram for a week while I processed the possibility bilateral disease. I think the impact was worse after I thought the left was in the clear.

    I am hoping for a benign result for you. MRI has a higher rate of false positives than other modalities, and results can be influenced by things like the phase of the menstrual cycle. This is purely speculation, but whatever it is (including a benign thing), maybe it was there before, but the drugs are having an effect, and altered the permeability in a way that makes it visible now. The drugs you are receiving are making you an inhospitable place for cells to establish themselves elsewhere.

    Thinking of you.

    BarredOwl

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  • ml143333
    ml143333 Member Posts: 658
    edited July 2015

    Stage3 - I don't have any words to say other than you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

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  • Stage3
    Stage3 Member Posts: 10
    edited July 2015

    just wanted to let you guys know it was not cancer. It is a polyp that grew. It was not on pet scan so it grew afterwards.,I will talk to surgeon I want it out. I guess once u get cancer all sorts of things start to happen. I hope this is the worst that happens to me. Thanks for being part of my fears. It's a journey for all of us

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  • inks
    inks Member Posts: 746
    edited July 2015

    Glad it wasn't cancer! Wishing you the best!


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  • Nancy2581
    Nancy2581 Member Posts: 1,234
    edited July 2015

    So happy it wasn't cancer. Good thoughts for you from here on out. Hugs

    Nancy

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited July 2015

    Hi 3:

    It's not like you didn't have enough on your plate without this! Thanks for the update and great news!

    BarredOwl

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  • Mamamule
    Mamamule Member Posts: 22
    edited July 2015

    I'm glad it wasn't cancer, but you were smart to have it checked out. I was initially diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in my right breast, and ti was during the preliminary MRI testing that they found stage 3 cancer all through my left breast and lymph nodes. It was a thin film rather than a lump, so didn't show up in the mammograms.

    I hope people realize that a clear mammorgram doesn't necessarily mean you don't have cancer. Women with dense breasts should definitely follow up with an MRI.

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  • Gemini78
    Gemini78 Member Posts: 4
    edited September 2015

    I was diagnosed with breast cancer on both breasts. I had a BMX with TE this past week and I'm just awaiting for my full diagnosis next week

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