biopsy benign but discordant now MRI

I've had 2 breast MRIs now. I was just a little bit stressed at the beginning of the first one, so same as AnxiousRN I practiced my deep breathing, and I slsosang songs in my head. They will give you some time references if you ask, so they told me when 10 minutes was up etc. I did feel the contrast as a little bit cool but didn't mind as it also meant halfway done. I didn't need any relaxation meds but I know lots of people do so ask your doctor to prescribe something if you think that will help. I also had a discordant radiologist / pathology result, on the core needle biopsy, so am going for surgical / excisional biopsy next, Dec 9th hopefully. Waiting sucks, and unknown tests suck, and are stressful, but I'm glad they follow up so diligently. I hope your MRI goes well. Take care.

Hey - another RN here with a very similar history. I had BIRAD 4, then biopsy was negative and they said it was discordant and I had further testing. My MRI was SO FUN! I had this hair hanging down and the air was blowing the end of it up into my nose. It was after they'd already injected the dye, and they told me I couldn't move an inch no matter what! My nose started dripping....and air was blowing from the fan onto my butt and making it vibrate! PLUS - when the MRI guy asked what kind of music I wanted to listen to, I said Tech N9ne. I'm middle aged and white but when I'm stressed out I love love love ganster rap music LOL. The MRI guy got mad and said "Oh, I hope you ain't sayin that on MY account!" and I realized he was black (which I hadn't noticed before). and remembered that I'd just moved back to my home area where racial tensions are pretty bad right now. I was like "No! Seriously! I know I'm a boring middle-aged fat white woman but I seriously love Tech N9ne. So do all of my sisters. We have every single one of his albums!" Then he was like "yeh my girlfriend's cousin is Tech N9ne" and he stomped out and turned on Lionel Richie elevator music which I had to listen to the entire time. Totally, totally sucked Plus it's really fun having your boobs hanging down through holes.

I had a lot of stuff going on - I had already resigned from one place and was in the process of moving when I got diagnosed with breast CA AND got thrown from a horse and had five pelvic fractures! So I was off work for 6 months. BUT - I did not have any trouble finding a new position when my pelvis healed, even with the new cancer diagnosis, and it wasn't any trouble at all to work with the tissue expanders in. I'm off work again nowfor a couple weeks recovering from getting my implants. There's a 10 lb weight restriction for 6 weeks after mastectomy and again after tissue expander exchange. And NO vigorous excercise!! I didn't listen to that advice because I thought I was superwoman, which resulted in me getting large seromas. Plus I went on fosamax and femara, which made me sweat like a mad woman for a while until we figured things out. So when I started my new job I was dripping sweat during dressing changes, which made it look like changing dressings made me nervous LOL. It's not an easy journey but it's actually not nearly as hard as it sounds. I'm in home health now and there's really not much lifting at all in home health. Hospital work would be a different story - plan on taking some time off if your results are positive. Where do you work?

Yup that's what I thought too. The only problem is if there are any on contact precautions. But my job and the ones who lead us are very accommodating.

Thanks for the advice Sue . I hope my results are in by tomorrow. All this waiting is torture. I feel like my life is on hold. The radiologist said she disnt find anything from the ultrasound. So Im hoping and praying that focal asymmetry they saw on Mammo will just turn out to be normal breast tissue.

I hope you have good news. The waiting is torture.

Thanks! I have a question, if one has fibrocystic breasts, I know it can cause pain during menstrual period or before, but what if you are still experiencing pain after? I keep having this intermittent pain on my breasts and sometimes on my underarms. The pain is mild though. No redness or swollen nodes, no knots. It is just weird that I keep having these pains even after my period. I have a small fluid filled cyst on my left breast that is also painful at times.

Hi, my MRI results are in, they saw two lesions, one 5mm mass with non enhancing septa and one 6mm focal non mass enhancement. Both are in the inner quadrant of the right breast and demonstrate plateau kinetics. I dunno what that means. Im for US guided biopsy tom if they can find it through US. If not, an MRI guided biopsy. How are these two biopsies done? Anyone? Im scared to go through MRI again. I heard it can take more than an hour or two.

Is the biopsy painful?

Okay help me understand this. I went to the medical center to have a second-look US of the lesions found on MRI. If found, I would have an US guided biopsy. Three radiologist and a tech performed the US and they all said they are not impressed with the MRI results. They didnt see the lesions on US and it look like just breast tissue so they are not going to do the biopsy. Although they told me I have fibrocyctic breasts. Also, doing an MRI biopsy is not reasonable at this point. From Birads 4 on MRI, I am now downgraded to Birads 3. I was adviced to return after 6 months.

The enhancements seen on my MRI are not palpable. The tech, radiologist and fellows who did my second-look US are different from those who did the first. My 2nd look US was done 4 times by different people. And they all said they are not convinced that it is worrisome. But they are forwarding all the results to my surgeon and will wait and see what she has to say. The radiologist said I can come back in 6 months they will do mammo and mri again to re evaluate if something changes.So right now I am waiting for my surgeon's opinion.

My BS hasnt called yet. I was rushed to the ER last night for severe lower back pain. Couldnt even move. I had hx of lower back pains before. Same pain but different severity everytime. I guess last night was the most painful I had to call 911. Now my mind is lurking in dark places thinking I have mets! Crazy me.