Meet others concerned about developing a recurrence or metastases.
Hi, I haven’t been here for some time. I was diagnosed with ILC left side/ stage 1 at age 53. Intuition told me to have lumpectomy where I had a lump that randomly had sharp pain. , My surgeon wanted to aspirate, it was the tissue beneath the lump that was ILC. Dble mastectomy/ expanders/ Mentor smooth silicone implants. i…
I had Stage 1A IDC ER/PR+ HER2- dx in Oct 22, lumpectomy, radiation, oncotype 14, been on Tamo since Feb 2023. 14mm sized mass. My new surgeon put me on a different imaging cadence so I get mammo/US in the fall and now MRIs in the spring. I had my first MRI yesterday hoping to sail through without alarm…until the…
Hi, what are the various ways that a local recurrence after mastectomy could look like?
I’ve been having Breast pain for a little over6 weeks. I went to my OBGYN she ordered a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Both of which came back clear, they told me to continue screenings when I’m 40. I’m currently 33. I still have the pain intermittently and I’m a nervous wreck. This past weekend I developed horrible…
I was dx with stage 2B breast cancer in December 2006. ER+, PR+, HER - . Three tumors, 4 positive lymph nodes. Mastectomy, dose dense Chemotherapy and Radiation. It was a long year and I had a high risk of Mets. I have celebrated 17 years NED, good health and a wonderful life. I left my job and went to nursing school (a…
I am a 20 triple negative stage 1 survivor. I had a mastectomy with tram flap recon and 4 rounds AC chemo. All has been clear on my right breast all this time. I have been cleared for screening mammogram for a few years. Got a call back this time for calcifications. Had a diagnostic today. The radiologist said they are not…
Tomorrow is the day I go for diagnostic and ultrasound if needed for an area of loosely grouped calcifications with focal asymmetry. I am a 20 year triple neg survivor and this is the first time anything of any concern has been seen. It is all I can do not to just scream.
After 20 years cancer free from triple negative at age 47 my last screening mammogram came back with loosely grouped calcifications with focal asymmetry. Diagnostic mammogram suggested with ultrasound if necessary. I go Tuesday. I am now 67. I had a left MX with tram flap recon with first diagnosis. My question is can…
I was diagnosed 20 years ago with stage 1 triple negative. I had a mastectomy with tram recon and four rounds of chemo. All mammograms good till now. This one showed loosely grouped calcifications with focal asymmetry. No speculated masses noted. Just said needs further films and possible ultrasound. I have been back to…
Hello, I am going on 7 years cancer free. I had a mastectomy with reconstruction and nipple sparing. I have been having pain/pressure in the area where the cancer was. The pain has been some time now. I have an upcoming appointment at Mayo soon but I'm concerned. The pain/pressure also radiates to my back behind my armpit…
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