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caya · 03-07-2007, 06:42 PM

Hi Grace,

I agree with everyone - try to get an MRI - I had a mammogram and breast ultrasound at the end of June, 2006 - showing nothing!!!- went in for a breast reduction on Oct. 16, 2006 (not even 4 months later!!) - my plastic surgeon found and cut out my 1.7 cm. tumour - had a breast MRI in November before my mastectomy - that breast MRI found another tumour in my right breast (which was coming off anyways) - final pathology did find a second 1.0 cm. tumor -
I am premenopausal with very dense breasts - a recent study showed that gals like me are 5x more likely to get BC - so I will insist on getting the MRIs from now on -
I've always been the nice, good girl - not anymore - You just do what you have to and get whatever you need - we are fighting a beast, so I guess we'll have to behave like one (within reason).

keep us posted
Caya

03-07-2007, 06:42 PM	#6
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Hi Grace, I agree with everyone - try to get an MRI - I had a mammogram and breast ultrasound at the end of June, 2006 - showing nothing!!!- went in for a breast reduction on Oct. 16, 2006 (not even 4 months later!!) - my plastic surgeon found and cut out my 1.7 cm. tumour - had a breast MRI in November before my mastectomy - that breast MRI found another tumour in my right breast (which was coming off anyways) - final pathology did find a second 1.0 cm. tumor - I am premenopausal with very dense breasts - a recent study showed that gals like me are 5x more likely to get BC - so I will insist on getting the MRIs from now on - I've always been the nice, good girl - not anymore - You just do what you have to and get whatever you need - we are fighting a beast, so I guess we'll have to behave like one (within reason). keep us posted 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!!