Mri results showed something in the other breast

Can anyone help please. It’s got me worried sick

hi

yes

don't panic

easy for me to say I know but panicking doesn't solve anything

I can see you have posted in the main breast group, I'll have a quick look and see what responses you got there. 

Initially the mammogram, ultrasound and biopsies give a good picture of what's going on, the MRI gives a slightly different view to confirm but it's not until they actually surgically remove the suspicious areas they really know what they're dealing with

If you're going to face surgery you may as well deal with all of it in one go. 

Hospitals are generally poor at communicating 

I was told I'd have my results on the Friday following my breast screening but then a nurse called me and said I'd been given a results appointment in the Primrose wing, the cancer unit, at our local hospital, so I asked what the results showed and the nurse said I can't tell you over the phone.

So I said well why do I need an appointment in the cancer unit if it's not cancer, she said she was sorry.

Then she called back and said she'd moved the appointment to the out patients unit for a day earlier 

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, it was farcical. 

As it turned out, at that point I 'only' had DCIS and would 'only' need a mastectomy. 

The news was delivered with beaming smiles.  It was very weird indeed .

The cherry on the top was when the nurse called with the MRI results and got her lefts and rights completely mixed up. 

Getting the treatment plan right is the most important thing. 

It's a strain on our nerves whilst they sort themselves out though

bug hugs

Carolyn

xxx

Thanks so much for your response, I just feel like I’m back to square one. Hopefully I’ll get some answers soon. Hope your ok sounds like a right farce they’ve made for you xx

Hi

i was diagnosed September 2018. I also had mri and the day afterwards the consultant called me and asked me to go straight to the hospital as the mri had shown other suspicious areas. I nearly lost the plot - full on panic attacks the works. Got to the hospital for an ultrasound and a biopsy was taken and i was told it was highly suspicious and therefore my lumpectomy which was booked for 2 days time was cancelled and they started talking mastectomy.  Went for my results 3 days later to be told it was a harmless fibroadenona. Lumpectomy rebooked for the next day. My consultant told me that it is fairly common for an mri to show false positive results. 

The stress of it all - i really understand how you feel. 

take care x