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It makes sense a smaller person doesn't need 20 mg, which is what my oncologist pushed. Then he said every other day when I couldn't stand the side effects. Then after the blood left my urine he put me right back on 20mg every day. After reading a lot of research and personal sharing on this site I have decided I would do 5mg if I do anything. I just got an all-clear from my radiologist today with the 6 month follow up mammogram. I've never had a radiologist tell me directly after my mammogram what it showed. But she cancelled my ultrasound scheduled for right after the mammogram and I questioned why. So I guess that's why she told me. ?? I find the whole scene very strange. I should be happy with a "cancer free" result. Instead I guess I just am overwhelmed with questions. My followup with the surgeon is tomorrow and I assumed he would be the one reading the mammogram and ultrasound. But now I didn't get an ultrasound.
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Radiologists read mammograms and ultrasounds. Radiation Oncologists may look at them but don’t write the report. Despite knowing most of my MDs for years because I worked at hospital I have found many mercurial moods, change of tactics. When I questioned how my chest wall would be followed the surgeon said they palpate for tumors. I made a weird face and she said she would get a yearly MRI. my tumor was closer to center of chest yet my oncologist is concerned with my axillary nodes being followed but the surgeon indicated she was more concerned with the internal mammary lymph chain which is much closer to where my tumor was. I thought the surgeon was more on target so plan to ask the radiation oncologist about mammary lymph chain. It’s been unnerving to have to ask the right questions to get to what is most compelling to specific MDs.
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I forgot to say there was cancer in a lymph node during lumpectomy.