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caya · 11-23-2009, 05:34 PM

I had a clean mammogram and breast ultrasound in July 2006, went in for a breast reduction in October 2006. My plastic surgeon found my 1.7 cm. tumour, cut it out separately (in essence a lumpectomy), and the path came back as BC.

When I had a breast MRI before my mastectomy, another 1.0 cm. tumour was discovered, in the same breast. My very dense, premenopausal breasts hid them both. I had been going for mammos since age 40, no family history, just always felt that something might be lurking in my big dense boobs. All the docs concur that the breast reduction surgery probably saved my life, as it was found early.

I constantly press for breast MRIs for younger women with dense breasts - the other methods show diddly squat for us.

all the best
caya

11-23-2009, 05:34 PM	#32
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: How did you discover your cancer? I had a clean mammogram and breast ultrasound in July 2006, went in for a breast reduction in October 2006. My plastic surgeon found my 1.7 cm. tumour, cut it out separately (in essence a lumpectomy), and the path came back as BC. When I had a breast MRI before my mastectomy, another 1.0 cm. tumour was discovered, in the same breast. My very dense, premenopausal breasts hid them both. I had been going for mammos since age 40, no family history, just always felt that something might be lurking in my big dense boobs. All the docs concur that the breast reduction surgery probably saved my life, as it was found early. I constantly press for breast MRIs for younger women with dense breasts - the other methods show diddly squat for us. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!