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v-ness · 03-10-2011, 05:10 PM

thanks so much to everyone who replied. i've probably been more anxious than i should have been because i only just finished treatment a couple months ago and this hit me out of left field. the radiologist and my oncologist were a little spooky too, but my surgeon was very confident these spots are fibroadenomas and i feel more relieved after seeing him. he doesn't want to do a wire guided biopsy because i already went through so much surgery last year (4) so i'm getting either a fine needle or core biopsy. i forgot to ask which. at first they couldn't schedule me til march 31 which is the day AFTER i come home from aruba, my first vacation since mom died! luckily my surgeon's really cool and when i emailed him that i'd been crying in his parking lot, he got on it himself. now i have an appointment tuesday march 15. that way i get the results before i leave on the 23rd. if they are are good results, that much more reason to rejoice on the beach. if not good, well what better place to contemplate what would be coming up in my future.

i know you're all right, it's a cluster of fibroadenomas. i didn't think i even had any hormones left, what with tamoxifen and a total hysterectomy. why do my boobs have to act up and unnerve me. but thank you for the reassurance, i sure do feel a whole lot better. i knew the dangers of MRI's and false positives, but i'd rather be safe than sorry any old day. i'll report back with the findings! i appreciate your help. valerie

03-10-2011, 05:10 PM	#7
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: second primary breast cancer thanks so much to everyone who replied. i've probably been more anxious than i should have been because i only just finished treatment a couple months ago and this hit me out of left field. the radiologist and my oncologist were a little spooky too, but my surgeon was very confident these spots are fibroadenomas and i feel more relieved after seeing him. he doesn't want to do a wire guided biopsy because i already went through so much surgery last year (4) so i'm getting either a fine needle or core biopsy. i forgot to ask which. at first they couldn't schedule me til march 31 which is the day AFTER i come home from aruba, my first vacation since mom died! luckily my surgeon's really cool and when i emailed him that i'd been crying in his parking lot, he got on it himself. now i have an appointment tuesday march 15. that way i get the results before i leave on the 23rd. if they are are good results, that much more reason to rejoice on the beach. if not good, well what better place to contemplate what would be coming up in my future. i know you're all right, it's a cluster of fibroadenomas. i didn't think i even had any hormones left, what with tamoxifen and a total hysterectomy. why do my boobs have to act up and unnerve me. but thank you for the reassurance, i sure do feel a whole lot better. i knew the dangers of MRI's and false positives, but i'd rather be safe than sorry any old day. i'll report back with the findings! i appreciate your help. valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!