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jennlaw126
jennlaw126 Member Posts: 1
edited May 2021 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

Hello all. I am a 41 year old woman who just had my first ever mammogram with sonogram. It came back with a normal mammo but Bi rads 3 with four cysts on sono, three of them described as complicated. I additionally had bilateral axial lymph node slight thickening - they wrote this up as likely reactive due to vaccine but my vaccine was in one arm and was six weeks prior to the test

I am researching and it seems all vaccine related swelling doesn't generally last six weeks and is unilateral as opposed to bilateral .

the recommendation was axial sono in two months to check the nodes and another in six months for the cysts


how concerned should I be ? i was told that if i wanted I could see a breast surgeon but was not formally referred

I am trying to post the report but is that not allowed? it is telling me I cannot post a link but it's a screenshot of the report


thx

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  • LivinLife
    LivinLife Member Posts: 1,332
    edited May 2021

    Sorry you find yourself here jenn! I'm not technologically savvy to give any feedback on screen shots. I know pics aren't allowed.... Can you type in highlights from the report? Birads 3 is certainly good news and 6 months is appropriate/typical for rescan. I hear your concern about the nodes. I know the vaccine can impact nodes though not sure about bilateral and as you said it is 6 weeks vs. the recommended wait time of 4. Still possible it's the vaccine or something else irritated them. It can take nodes a bit to return to normal once irritated too so that is likely why they want to wait a couple months. I'm not sure- meaning I really have no idea - what a breast surgeon could offer you at this point if you really wanted that referral....Certainly if things get worse though then I would hope they would rescan sooner and refer you, depending, at that point... Please keep us posted and I hope others will respond. I'm NOT the resident expert on these things : )

  • Beesie
    Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
    edited May 2021

    How concerned should you be?

    Not very concerned at all.

    COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Adenopathies Lingering Longer Than Anticipated https://www.diagnosticimaging.com/view/covid-19-va...


    "Based on their analysis, the interpreters determined 29 percent of patients had positive axillary uptake seven-to-10 weeks after their second vaccination dose. Specifically, 42 percent, 31 percent, 25 percent, and 19 percent had these findings at week 7, week 8, week 9, and week 10, respectively, the team said.


    And, these lingering findings are also being seen with breast imaging. Stamatia Destounis, M.D., FACR, a radiologist at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York, confirmed she is seeing the same findings in screening mammography in her practice.


    "Now, it can be several weeks later after both vaccines are completed that we are still seeing quite large lymph nodes," she said. "We're seeing them on both sides, and it can take up to 12 weeks for these lymph nodes to go down in some patients.
    "


    The other thing to consider is that with breast cancer, lymph node swelling would be on the side that has cancer, it would not be bilateral. So with bilateral swelling, the cause is more likely to be the vaccine or an infection rather than breast cancer.

    As for the complicated cysts, a 6 month follow-up screening is standard for those. I've had that several times and have never had any issues - eventually the cysts shrunk on their own.

    Hope that helps.



  • ctmbsikia
    ctmbsikia Member Posts: 1,095
    edited May 2021

    Having a sono in 2 months is good. It’s a double check- although I understand the should I worry. Are your cysts in 1 or both breasts? As Bessie says 6 month follow up is standard of care and it sounds to me like you are getting that plus some.

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