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Old 07-06-2011, 12:33 PM   #11
spanisheyes
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: los dolses orihuela costa spain
Posts: 3
Re: no confidence in onc or radiologist

good news! went for an ultrasound in private hospital and all looks good. She couldnt find any tumour and said that the chemo had done its work on it so not to worry. She did say that I should have mri's though because of having dense breasts and to keep nagging my onc. She found a hemotoma on left breast and I am waiting to see if I have to have it drained. I dont really see the point because it has probably been there for a year now, I did have a couple straight after surgery and had to have them drained and it was quite nasty. I actually slept last night and feel so much happier now.
I am also very grateful to all of you ladies for messaging me, I have been reading all yr posts for over a year now but have never had the courage to write myself. That has all changed now and I will continue to read and post too. Maybe I can help someone sometime you never know.
We are also going to investigate the cost of having mri privately just in case Torrevieja hospital continue to refuse them to me. I cannot change hospitals here, even to change doctors is extremely difficult. Will stay with them but am more knowledgeable now and will keep argueing my case for mri's and ultrasound and not just mammos.
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dx Feb 2010 withIdc 1.8 and 1.6cm plus 1 benign tumour 0.8mm. Her2+++ ER-PR- in right breast
DCIS, Her2+++ ER+5% in left breast, unclear margins
Lumpectomy April 2010
second surgery clean margins
Benign tumour in right breast not surgically removed because they couldn't find it at the time!
TCH x6 with Herceptin in June 2010
36 rads both breasts October 2010
January 2011 finished rads and started Femara
Brain MRI clear
Ultrasound on benign tumour no change
Finished Herceptin June 2011
Mammogram June 2011 results-new calcifications linear in ducts, birads 3 6month follow up. change to aromasin due to trigger thumbs
mammo Dec 2011 no change in calcs
MRI on spine, 3 herniated disks phew!!!!
Jan 2013 All tests clear!
Denise
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