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Hi emily_mh!

Do you have implants? Women who receive implants are more likely to get implants to keep an eye on them. I just get mammos every year. I'm sure if my mammos showed anything suspicious, I'd get further scans.

Emily, I was nearly the same in 2019 , 3c.. I had 3 Lumpectomies done. At my last ONC, followed by Surgeon appts in Feb 2024, I have them same day because I drive 2 hours.. I ask the same questions, No true answers, so I said I will be going to 1 time a year, enough contrast and radiation for me. I am aslo having side effects with anastrolzole with bones / teeth deteriorating so I had the Zometa infusion, in the meantime I have doubled my Vitamin D and Vitamin K (Mk7+).

I have received more information from these boards than any doctors or nurses. I drink soursop tea and take 3 bitter apricot kernels daily with a lot of grounding. I detox with green walnut and wormwood 2x year.

You know your body best, do what you need to do for you.

@emily_mh , there is some research out there... this was just on IG..

"Consider this about 3D mammographies
Yes, they are more sensitive and they do pick up on more stuff. However, they also give you 2-3x the amount of radiation in your breast tissue. Because the test is more sensitive, they have you come in more often. More mammographies means more cancer exposure. I'm not saying don't do a mammography. The repeat, the follow-up, you don't need to get all that radiation quite so often. lt's just not necessary.
I do recommend a 3D sonogram. Advocate for yourself, ask your doctor for a 3D sonogram. This is an Instagram post for informational purposes only. Always consult your own healthcare provider. I
cannot give individual medical advice.
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emily_mh I am the ultimate person for "if someone will test it, I want it tested." I told my oncologist that if I could have a PET scan every three years, I would. I know there are risks with everything but my plastic surgeon has the ability to check my implants via a non dye injected mri every two years. It really doesn's look for breast cancer, but I get one religiously to make sure it all looks ok in there.

I still see my oncologist once a year ( I could stop but it makes me paranoid). She is the only one that still does an breast exam. I know if I had any issues, she would order an mri with dye immediately.

It's just reassuring to me.

Can you tell I am not the poster child for living beyond breast cancer, lol? I have gotten better, but I still have zero problems seeing any docs for checking, followups, test, etc, and I am 13 years out

Hey all, it’s been a minute since I posted. A lot has happened, but I’ll try to keep my post brief. I’m still cancer free, which is the most important thing. BUT I’m having a really hard time with my implants. I have Breast Implant Illness. I want to do a TDAP or LatFlap, but the place in NOLA is out of network with BCBS. I need to find a really skilled surgeon that’s in network with BCBS. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Morrigan,

I threw in the towel on my AI + Zoladex after eight years. My BCI was idiotic. It said I was at high risk of recurrence but that I was getting any benefit from hormonal therapy. Are you getting Prolia or a biophosphonate (e.g. Fosamax)? My bones deteriorated on Aromasin and Zoladex, so my oncologist put me on Prolia. After that, my bone density improved.

Well everytime something crops up, I come back here.

Late last night, I was laying on my side and brushed across the implant. Immediately noticed two hard pea sized lumps under the skin right above and to the side of the nipple area. It's on the opposite side of my original cancer.

Called the oncologist this morning as someplace to start. She got me right in tomorrow at 11 and I guess we we'll go from there. Then started the googling process.

Getting ready to hunt up my old anti-anxiety meds. I'm going to need them.

Thanks Morrigan,

Saw the oncologist, and on Monday, I will be having an ultrasound with a likely biopsy at the same time. She said it was a little unusual to have 2 right there together, but felt like one of them felt unusual. So….

And she hugged me at the end, I feel like that was a sure sign she thinks it is something.

So, just need to get through the weekend without a nervous breakdown.

Im glad it turned out to be fat necrosis. If you don't like it you can go see your PS i think this falls under his lead. Perhaps he can clear it out when you replace your implants?