new lesion

[janie1956]

I am 50 years old and have always had fibroid cysts in both breasts....I had this strange new pain in my right breast--I just had an ultrasound and it said that it is a hypocholic lesion.I am having a mamogram in 2 weeks-but I wonder what kind of lesion is this?   thanks

[Montana girl 06]

Another victory! I'm so glad your hard work with your insurance company finally got you approved for BRAC testing. Will you have that done soon?

[boninclyde]

BRAC testing is a blood test and can be done anytime after diagnosis or before diagnosis really. Especially if someone in your family had breast/ovarian cancer. It is a test to tell if your cancer is genetic and if not caused by environmental. If you have the gene they recommend removing your ovaries because if you have the breast cancer gene your chances of getting ovarian cancer rises. It is also important for your family history. I have 3 girls and would want them to know there chances of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. After 3 appeals with my insuarance company and nearly 1 year of fighting I finally got approval for the test a few days ago. The test is very detailed. It takes about 4-6 months to get the results. Hope this helps.

[jayoung]

What is BRAC testing and when do you perform that testing?  I just had lumpectomy on my left breast (8mm invasivve DCIS ) and clear from 6 removed lymph nodes.  However, the latest mammogram reports suggests that I should check the right breast in 6 months.  

[sumanb]

Thanks. I assume it is not lymphatic invasion. It has been one year since you had your surgery, so hopefully everything is behind you now..  I aplaud your effort to still check into the forum and share your knowledge with the rest of us. Good luck with your reconstruction. Have you decided which option is best for you?

Thanks again.

[boninclyde]

Doctors thought I only had DCIS but after masectomy they found that the cancer had gotten out of the milk ducts. There was so much DSIC, the reason for the masectomy but only a small area 0.09mm had growed outside the ducts. Surgery was 1 year ago today.

[sumanb]

can you explain what you mena by .09 invasion? hav enot heard this term. Thanks for the info.

[ziggy123]

How are you? Are your girls back in school yet? My youngest daughter just left to go back to college and my son leaves on Sunday. My youngest is a senior in high school so I am not quite out of the woods. What procedure did you decide to have for your reconstruction? I  remember that you were debating on a couple of porcedures so I was just curious.

[boninclyde]

Maybe you need an MRI. A second opinion? How did they see the lesion on the right side? Or was it felt? Please follow up. I am sure you know better than anyone catching it early is very important. I am 1 year out from masectomy. Widespread DCIS with invasion 0.09mm. No lymph node involvement. Tamoxifen 1 year in November.I am still fighting my insurance company to get the BRAC testing. If I could just find out it would help me make the decision to have the other breast removed. Did you have the test? I am getting ready to have reconstruction and would like to know before then but it does not seems like it's going to work out. Waiting on my insurances decision on my second appeal. I wish you well. Post back to let us know.  

[punkinbug]

I went to the Doctor today. I have been 11 years cancer free. I had breast cancer 2mm left breast. I had a radical masctomy and lymph glands removed. I had several rounds of chemo, followed with tomiflen for 5 years. Today they said I had leison on my right side. I had a gallbladder removed in Feb of this year. I scared. They also said my mamogram was ok and chest x-ray was ok. Could it be cancer again ? I feel ok.

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear janie1956,  Different tests give us different information about a finding.  On ultrasound, sound waves are used to project an image on film.  Lesions can be either hypoechoic (darker) or hyperechoic (brighter).  An ultrasound cannot differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous lesions only whether they are solid or cystic (fluid filled).