Breast Cancer Topic: Right mammo shows calcifications

willowweed WY Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 36 Latest activity: Jun 19, 2009

Jun 6, 2008 06:59PM willowweed wrote:

Hi Susan,

I don't have any information on calcifications that might ease your mind, however it would be a good thing if this turns out to be troublesome but they caught it very early. The extent of my knowledge on calcifications is I know that sometime they mean absolutely nothing, and sometimes (as in my case) they can be indicative of disease. I know how these stupid vague tests make us worry so much. If your results came back a few weeks ago, what is your doctor saying about the calcifications? Are they thinking it is something to be concerned about? And was the MRI a followup because of the calcifications? If so, and it came back normal then let your mind be at ease. Hopefully you can trust your doctor to be very diligent in your future care. Be well.

Tracie - dx 1996; 7cm; er/pr+; neg. nodes; IIB; 6xCAF; 36 rads; tamox; bi-lat free trams; mets 2004

nash San Diego area, CA Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,564 Latest activity: Dec 29, 2020

Jun 6, 2008 09:52PM nash wrote:

I have calcifications in both breasts that were deamed benign and that didn't show up on MRI.

      
        Stage IV Pleomorphic ILC, initially diagnosed at age 38
      
          Dx
          6/7/2007, ILC, Left, 2cm, Stage IV, metastasized to bone, Grade 2, 0/4 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- (FISH)
        
          Surgery
          7/19/2007 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Sentinel
        
          Chemotherapy
          8/1/2007 CAF
        
          Radiation Therapy
          12/27/2007 Whole-breast: Breast, Chest wall
        
          Hormonal Therapy
          3/1/2008 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
        
          Dx
          4/24/2015, ILC, Left, 1cm, Stage IV, metastasized to other, Grade 2, 0/10 nodes, ER+/PR+
        
          Surgery
          5/15/2015 Mastectomy; Reconstruction (left): Latissimus dorsi flap
        
          Dx
          2/1/2018, ILC, Right, 6cm+, Stage IV, metastasized to other, Grade 3, ER+/PR+
        
          Chemotherapy
          2/15/2018 Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Taxol (paclitaxel), Taxotere (docetaxel)
        
          Dx
          6/20/2018, ILC, Both breasts, 6cm+, Stage IV, metastasized to brain/bone, Grade 3, ER+/PR+
        
          Targeted Therapy
          7/1/2018 Ibrance (palbociclib)
        
          Dx
          7/17/2020, ILC, Both breasts, 6cm+, Stage IV, metastasized to brain/bone, Grade 2, ER+/PR+, HER2- (FISH)
        
          Chemotherapy
          7/17/2020 Xeloda (capecitabine)
        
          Radiation Therapy
          7/23/2020 
        
          Hormonal Therapy
          Faslodex (fulvestrant), Zoladex (goserelin)
        
          Radiation Therapy
          External: Brain

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