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03-16-2005, 09:21 PM

I was diagnosed initially with stage 4 bc in Sept 03. I've been on chemo ever since (taxol/herceptin then taxotere/carbo/herceptin).

Most of the mets have been cleared. Still one in the abdomen.

My last CT scan showed increased thickening in left breast (site of bc). It could be lymphodema -- I've had a lymph node disection - and a swollen breast ever since (June 04).

But it could be more cancer.

So my docs are doing a breast MRI and a core biopsy.

I'm wondering what to expect with a core biopsy. Is it very painful?

I'm also, of course, worried that it will show progression.

Thanks in advance. Elayne.

03-16-2005, 09:21 PM	#1
Elayne Guest Posts: n/a	I was diagnosed initially with stage 4 bc in Sept 03. I've been on chemo ever since (taxol/herceptin then taxotere/carbo/herceptin). Most of the mets have been cleared. Still one in the abdomen. My last CT scan showed increased thickening in left breast (site of bc). It could be lymphodema -- I've had a lymph node disection - and a swollen breast ever since (June 04). But it could be more cancer. So my docs are doing a breast MRI and a core biopsy. I'm wondering what to expect with a core biopsy. Is it very painful? I'm also, of course, worried that it will show progression. Thanks in advance. Elayne.