Breast Cancer Recurrence

Diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 04/06. Started chemo ACT and lumpectomy in 09/06.  Lymph nodes positive.  33 rounds of radiation after lumpectomy.  Mammogram and sonogram showed OK in 04/07.  Same breast was swollened and had pain in 07/07.  Doctor did a needle biopsy and sent for chest MRI and both were OK.  (Does chest MRI cover the breast area?)  Was told that pain in breast caused by scar tissues from radiation/surgery.  Recent sonogram in 10/07 shows a few nodules and it's confirmed by biopsy that it is cancer.  If a breast MRI was done in 07/07 instead of chest MRI, would it make a difference to detect the recurrence?  

[bhumi123]

Hi,
Under normal circumstances your radiologist would have picked up the nodules during the chest MRI if they had been there. The most probable explanation is that you have had a recent recurrence of breast cancer. The recurrence of breast cancer is most in the period of 1.5 - 2.5 yrs of primary being detected.

[bhumi123]

Hi,
Under normal circumstances your radiologist would have picked up the nodules during the chest MRI if they had been there. The most probable explanation is that you have had a recent recurrence of breast cancer. The recurrence of breast cancer is most in the period of 1.5 - 2.5 yrs of primary being detected.

[Irishgal2]

Very sorry to hear of your recurrence.  From your questions it would appear that the recurrence is very recent which is a bit of good news because it has been caught early. It must be terrible having to go through it all again, I cannot imagine and hope I never do.  The best of luck and I hope you beat it once and for all this time and go on to live a long and happy life.