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Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2023 | Replies (53)Comment receiving replies
Sadly my experience comes from too much history with cancer in my family. When my brothers lesion in his liver first showed up they looked with ultrasound immediately to rule out a distortion in the MRI or things that were obviously not cancer. Then did a PET/CT to decide it was yes, metastatic cancer in the liver. When they did the PET, all the different tumors lit right up like a Roman candle. Our doctor shows us the scans. This has been true with my husbands bone cancer, and my breast cancer as well. I have been told PET is pretty definitive for cancer but since they are really freakin expensive, they have to jump through a few hoops before they can get it approved. I won’t rant about insurance companies here, I will save that for the comfort of my own home, but I believe that is why they use ultrasound to rule out the obvious first. @mjwhearts22 pretty much summed up the risk of not knowing.
When is your ultrasound scheduled? Do you have a medical oncology appointment yet?
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There are so many stories of cancer detection and cancer disappointments! Few are happy. I feel gratitude for the care I’ve received, though, because of the difficultly of getting the right imaging in order to get a real diagnosis, that care could do only so much. Because doing the right thing for women with dense breasts is not what’s being done in our medical communities. I’m trying to live with lobular breast cancer, for which there is no cure at this point, because no additional imaging is called for! My cancer was absolutely avoidable had radiologists insisted on MRIs in years past. I was a C category of density, not even a D category and yet, I was beyond help when I was diagnosed! What’s wrong with this? Everything!
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Thank you so much for sharing your personal experience to help me, Chris! The memories of these heart-wrenching situations must be so painful to endure! I am so, so very sorry to cause you pain:((
My ultrasound has been scheduled next week, so is my next appointment with my surgical oncologist. My heart goes out to you, for you suffer yourself to show me the way of my journey ahead!
What a courageous lady with a kind heart that you truly are! Thanks again!