Doctor called me with MRI results. Now sees highly suspicious area on opposite side. Requesting compression mammo and ultrasound on that side. Had Mammo in July and didn't show anything but didn't on side lump was on either. I think he said more blood or something vascular showing on that side. Need to get copy of report his call kind of caught me off guard. Worried this side could be invasive. how common is it to have cancer or DCIS on both sides? Thanks for all of your support ladies. I can't believe I'm still trying to get answers this has dragged on since May. New doctor seems much more on top of this.
Thank you ladies. I had asked my first surgeon if there was any way to know if the cancer was in any other portions of the breast and he told me no way to really know that they look when they do lumpectomy and hope radiation gets it. Its scary to think these are the people giving advice and i could of made my decision based on that. This is why i pushed my insurance company so hard for a second opinion. I"m hoping I can get my insurance to pay for my car out of this hospital. I like the idea that it is a group of professionals all giving their input for my car rather than 1 person who doesn't even seem to be informed on standard testing! This website is awesome. I've learned so much already. Thanks ladies!
Yes to the MRI. Absolutely. You want to know all the answers before you go in for any type of surgery so you choose the correct surgery for your particular circumstances.
A lot of women who have DCIS get lumpectomies until they get clear margins. That is usually followed by radiation to the affected areas.
I know many women who choose mastectomies with immediate reconstruction to reduce their chances of getting further DCIS or a cancer by removing as much breast tissue as possible. There would be no reason for radiation with this choice.
So many things to consider. Get your answers then start asking questions and research everything. Best wishes :)
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If you don't mind my asking did the dr check your lymph nodes as well? my first surgeon thought I should do that but so far this breast surgeon doesn't think it is necessary unless the MRI shows something. Did you have more areas that had the DCIS? i"m afraid it is in more areas than the one area I had the biopsy. Are you having radiation as well?
Sorry to ask so many questions just trying to figure out what my treatment might be.
Thanks for your help!
cindy
I've just been diagnosed with DCIS, so I'm pretty new at this. After the mammogram and ultasound, I had a stereotactic biopsy which gave me the diagnosis. But before the breast surgeon scheduled a lumpectomy, she had me go for a breast MRI to make sure that there were no other areas of concern. It's a fairly easy procedure.