DCIS Recurrence or another cancer or not

it has been a while since I have been on this group. Finished rads in late October. Now my last post scan on Friday showed a new "focal area" of concern. Not in the same area as other cancer but in same breast. They want to do a MRI guided BX this Friday. Praying it is a fibricyst change. Don't see how I could have cancer again after lumpectomy and 33 rounds of whole breast rads.

Anyone have examples of this type of situation turning out ok? Benign?

Having suffer a DVT and PE in both lungs before BC Dx, last March 2016. I don't think have I the strength to do this again.

Thank you for your support.

Sending you warm ((hugs)) and positive thoughts for b9 changes. So sorry you're going through this anxiety again!

scout, it turned out benign think they said it some sort of fibroid but do not remember what they called

It was done at a dif office than where i usually go, i sort of thought that dif eyes were seeimg all my scar tissue. I do remember my surgeon saying if it was something bad, thrn i would need a madtectomy

But i was able to celebrate the all clear

Scout - one thing about doing only a lumpectomy - you can always go back & do a mastectomy. I did have a BMX for DCIS due to the size of the tumors & the density of the tissue. I still had a recurrence 2 years down the road from a "micromet" that migrated into the lymph system before the first surgery. Or maybe 10 years ago. Or maybe during the surgery. There's just no way to predict for sure what will happen.

I hope the results are not catastrophic. Many second areas do turn out B-9,

Scout, while DCIS is non-invasive, if it is not removed, it can develop into invasive cancer. You just need a few rogue DCIS cells to be left after surgery - and not killed off by radiation or hormone therapy - and it's possible to develop an invasive recurrence. About 1/2 of all DCIS recurrences are still DCIS, while the other half are not discovered until the DCIS has already evolved to become invasive cancer.

The evolution of DCIS is visualized well here: http://www.breastcancer.org/pictures/types/dcis/dc...

MinusTwo, did you have a localized (in the breast area) recurrence in addition to the nodal involvement or was your recurrence only in your nodes?

I had BMX, including nipples, with no further treatment since the surgeon got clear margins & clean SNBs on both sides - and recon 7 months later. I went in for my scheduled two year MO check and asked about a lump under my collar bone. ULS lead to biopsy & to MRI and to PET/CT and so on. Both the surgeon and the MO were astounded when it turned out to be a local recurrence in the lymph system. No recurrence to any remaining breast tissue, so the surgeon did her job correctly the first time. They don't routinely test for HER2 with DCIS, but they discovered it was now not only IDC but also HER2+. All the active, nasty treatments were finished by the end of 2014 since I'm ER/PR negative. Thanks for asking Scout.

Hopefully I've had my turn(s) and am finished with the beast, but I'm no longer upbeat or blase about recurrence &/or mets. Of course I'll be upset if "it" knocks again since I've done everything possible, but I won't be shocked or as devastated another time. I have truncal & breast lymphadema to remind me every day, not to mention dead feet from CIPN. Still, I'm not bitter very often. I've made accommodations & moved on & I am one of the fortunate ones - so far.....

Scout - I'm sorry you have to wait until Wednesday. Waiting is the hardest. please let us know when you get your results.

the waiting for results is agony! I don't remember being this worried the first time I waited for my original breast cancer dx. I guess knowing the treatment process makes one not want to go through it again. 2 more days to go! Ugh!

Dear Cashiola,

We are so sorry that you find yourself here but so glad that you reached out to our community. There is much support and information here from others that can help you as you get ready to make decisions and start your treatment plan. We know that others will weigh in but we wanted to say welcome. Stay connected here and keep us posted. The Mods

MinusTwo - I had a micromet too but mine showed up in the Path report after my lumpectomy. My BS was surprised and even said they had to dissect and re-dissect to even find it. He told me that would mean chemo. Not his call. My ONC ordered the Oncotype test to help determine a treatment plan. My score came back@11. No chemo but 33 Rads treatments.

I think we all have the fear factor about a recurrence. Unfortunately comes with the C DX. What I have noticed from what Ibhave read and heard is most of the BC recurrences happen in the first few years. Of course there are exceptions with the horror stories of 10 and 20 years post and the beast is back. No safety net for us ever. We can however, get a dose of optimism from the Oncotype test and as years go by generally.

I went through my BC process in a fog. If it ever comes back I'll at least be prepared for what's coming.

Diane

I was dx with DCIS in 2014, stage 3 comedolumpectomy afterwards re excision and rads for 6 weeks. I thought It was done well at least not expecting chances of reoccurrence so soon . After mamagram on Tuesday Oct 17 needed other test while at mamagram screening and informed of findings , 7 mm spiculated mass and 2 mm viewed on sonogram scheduled for biopsy on Nov 6 . Reading post has made me aware of how many women are experiencing reoccurances in shorter time frame