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Were you anxious before your first post-surgery mammogram?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 30, 2023 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
It is a very hard thing to go through and very understandable that you are anxious. I tell myself I cannot change the results but will deal with it as best as I can (I feel I don't really have a choice-lol).
I've had a double mastectomy.
Recently I had a "diep flap procedure" done. This is where they remove fat tissue and nerves from your abdomen and place them into your breast area. I just had a 6 month MRI. The radiologist called that afternoon and explained that he believed it's benign but several areas look like cancer because it's necrosis (tissue that did not get blood supply and died). Fortunately my Doctors had explained this may occur and the first MRI is a baseline for them to refer to. I go back in 6 months to see if there has been any changes. I wish you all the best!! Stay strong!!!! ❤️
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Hello, thank you for sharing your experience with post mastectomy MRI. I would like to ask you whether the radiologist recommends doing biopsies on those spots that appear suspicious on the first MRI after mastectomy. Are they able to distinguish tissue necrosis or post surgery tissue inflammations from potentially cancerous lesions without having to resort to more biopsies? Or will they not do anything yet until the next MRI shows changes? I am a year out from a preventative double mastectomy for LCIS and wants to do an MRI (will pay out of pocket as it is not within my HMO guidelines). I have a feeling that there is probably tissues in there that looks abnormal due to the surgery and whether I am setting myself up for more follow up tests to rule out cancer.