biopsy benign but discordant now MRI

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  • wrenn
    wrenn Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November 2016

    anxious RN. When were you diagnosed? Have you spoken to your oncologist about possible mets? You can create a profile giving your diagnosis and treatment info to help people reading so they can help. Mets are scary for all of us. Hope that it isn't that

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  • RNstrong
    RNstrong Member Posts: 126
    edited November 2016

    I am not yet diagnosed. They found two lesions on MRI, I had a 2nd look US and the radiologists said they are not impressed with the MRI results and would not recommend biopsy at this point. I just feel a little awkward about the wait and see approach. What if is breast ca and what if the back pains are mets?

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  • wrenn
    wrenn Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November 2016

    Well you've come to the right place. You will get lots of encouragement to keep being tested. Hang in there.

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  • RNstrong
    RNstrong Member Posts: 126
    edited November 2016

    Thanks again Wrenn. Do you think I should have pushed through the MRI biopsy?

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  • wrenn
    wrenn Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November 2016

    I personally think you should accept your benign diagnosis and tend to your anxiety. I have an anxiety disorder and know that it can be like living in hell. But when you said you haven't been diagnosed "yet" I took that to mean that you intend to keep pursuing it and there are many people on this site who will encourage you to do so. It will increase your anxiety but you will have a large community here with people unable or unwilling to accept a benign diagnosis because of anxiety issues.

    A forum for anxiety issues would serve you better in my opinion (not a popular opinion here) and it would also release the women who have cancer from taking care of you.

    My wish for you would be that you would seek help for that and not continue down this path but whichever way you decide to go I wish you comfort.

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  • RNstrong
    RNstrong Member Posts: 126
    edited November 2016

    That's true though. The "what ifs" are the hardest. I dont have anxiety issues however the fear of having breast cancer is my life long fear because of my mom's early death. I dont want my kids to experience the same thing. Not having their mom by their side as they grow. I am actually glad I was classified under Birads 3, but at the back of my mind, am I doing the right thing? Like wait and see? My question to you is, if these lesions are malignant, If I wait 6 months, would there be a big difference?

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  • RNstrong
    RNstrong Member Posts: 126
    edited November 2016

    My BS just called a few hours ago. She said what they saw on the 2nd look US was not worrisome so she is also recommending 6 months follow up. So I guess will leave it at that for now.

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  • dbRN
    dbRN Member Posts: 17
    edited November 2016

    My bx results are benign- but my bs doesn't feel comfortable not removing my mass - will have a lumpectomy on the 30th. Whew.

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  • StaceySue2U
    StaceySue2U Member Posts: 281
    edited November 2016

    Sounds like you both got good news. Congrats to both of you!

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  • dbRN
    dbRN Member Posts: 17
    edited November 2016

    StaceySue-

    Yes, my BS keeps saying we keep getting good news every step, we have taken a lot of steps so I still worry she thinks I have cancer and we just have not found it yet and thats why I have had such extensive testing - thank god I am double covered with insurance. Wow this has been an emotional roller coaster to say the least...u/s, mammo, stereotactics, MRI, u/s, more core biopsies ... now lumpectomy, this site has been so good to calm my soul. Lumpectomy was the plan pretty early on, and its been hard having all these tests in the hospital I work in but reassuring to as I know the people. I don't feel like I'm in the "clear" as my BS said she still wants to do the "lumpectomy, the benign results are reassuring" - perhaps I read too much into things! I know I will be okay, but all signs still point to brca, yet everything keeps coming up benign - maybe its time to buy a lottery ticket as i have never been so lucky in life (except my husband - he is the best and jokes with me about having this issue in my bigger breast so the biospies and lumpectomy will even things out lol.... he is a butt man anyway!) Here's to hoping all is well after the lumpectomy, I was warned I will have a significant scar, I don't walk around naked so that should be ok!!! I am now just trying to figure out how to deal with the 6month mammos and u/s that will follow and not freak out, one day at a time I suppose?


    ~d

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  • StaceySue2U
    StaceySue2U Member Posts: 281
    edited November 2016

    Deb, it's great that you have an extremely thorough and careful BS. I know what you mean about the emotional roller coaster - holy cow. I think I finally got all "emotioned out," after going on a year of this. Even before my BS recommended that I definitely needed a mastectomy, I had decided that's what I was going to go with because I knew in my heart that I would not be able to handle the emotions associated with mammograms every 6 months. I totally understand what you're saying, even though your results have all been good. I'm a different person now than I was before I went through all this and now I feel like I can handle anything.

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