TNBC stage Ib: Wondering if it will come back?

Hope you are getting scans every 6 months.
You might want to check out the MD Anderson study on statins and TNBC.
Not much available to help us.
Stay positive.

Scans are still every 3 months. Thanks for the response

Can you get scans if you had a double mastectomy and then DEIP flap reconstruction surgery?

I get scans every 3 months right now

I was just diagnosed in May with TNBC. 1c. This was my second breast cancer. The first was ER +PR+. I had a mastectomy in 2017 on my left breast for that. No radiation or chemo because low Onco test. I just had a mastectomy on my right breast in June for TNBC. All margins were clear. Now I am going through chemo. I was told that follow up blood tests or scans wouldn’t be helpful. What kind of scans are you getting?

Chest and abdomen scans. I also get Senterea blood test every 3 months to check on molecular blood cancer levels. Since I had local reoccurrence after my double mastectomy I did radiation and chemo. I am also doing key Truda infusions now for a year. New studies show that it is beneficial for triple negative breast cancer.

Keytruda

Hi @kedisaacs , I had a single mastectomy and a DIEP Flap and TNBC -- the scans I get are the blood scans, a Pet CT yearly, and a chest MRI and a left mammo yearly, alternated with each other so it's either MRI or mammo every 6 months.

I should imagine you could maybe alternate a CT or PetCT with an MRI with a double mastectomy, so you are getting scanned twice yearly, if they say no mammos needed.

I had Pet/Ct for first two years. Now blood work every 6 months and MRI, chest/abdomen and pelvis every year. I think this will continue indefinitely.
I am approaching 5 years, so I will see what is recommended. Push for all the testing you can get. I also had a double mastectomy and TNBC. We are at higher risk and should get thorough testing.

Hi, thanks. Where are you getting your oncology care?