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I just had ultrasound today of left breast. I am 9 months since lumpectomy in left breast. I am having an mri of breasts in July. Insurance let's you have once a year. It was the only study that showed my cancer. Mammo did not and actually ultrasound did not til I felt a hard peasized lump at 12:30 6cm from nipple in left breast. I am requesting a flush IV after mri in July to get rid of gadioleum after. I am wondering if anyone has had. Does Medicare pay for it? And has your surgeon ordered with mri. Thanks
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I just got off phone with radiologist and my breast surgeon office. I am having mri in July and told them I want a flush after mri concluded of my breasts in July to get rid of gadilinium in system. They assured me that they will bolous flush gadilinium out at conclusion of my breast mri. Yay! You all need to make sure at conclusion of your breast mri that the facility is bolousing flushing the gadilinium out as much as possible. I will remind them when they do my mri of my breasts in July.
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My onco fought me on MRI at Dana Farber even though lobular and very dense breasts still at 58 yrs old! She finally put in order and my insurance did cover! Congress has The Find it Early Act but no action so far but this will make ins companies cover breast MRI for those at higher risk! I’ve also read that while the contrast has been found to stay in some areas of body no ill effects have been proven. Early detection is all we have!