Mammograms and ultra sound different

FormerMember
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Feeling like I'm living in a crazy, torturous limbo-land. Was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago but told that my results didn't tally up. The concerning area seen on my mammograms was not the lump that I had felt and that was seen in my ultrasound and biopsied. I was sent for quite a traumatic MRI in which the dye injector malfunctioned and I still have no information about the extent of my cancer or what my treatment is going to be.

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello Can i first welcome you to the community none of us want to be a part of but under the circumstances is the best place to be. 

    I'm sorry to hear what you're going through and i'm sure you will find most of us here will agree with the waiting being the worst part of it all. 

    I totally get you with the MRI a similar thing happened to me, i was fine till i got home but then had a melt down. So please don't feel alone. 

    Have you been told when they will get back in touch with you? If not ring the breast care clinic/department tomorrow and ask to speak to a breast care nurse. They will find the information for you if they can. I waited 6 weeks between having biopsies done and being given my results. 

    Have you been told the area of concern is definitely cancer? Because there are plenty of other things it could be if they haven't told you this for sure. After my lump was found they found another after my MRI which they took a biopsy from that turned out to be benign. 

    Please come here and talk to us, there are lots of people with advice and support. They have definitely got me through the last year.

    Big Hugs for you xxx 

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Thank you TheScriptFan for your lovely response. I did manage to speak to a nurse yesterday and was told that my cancer is Her negative which I'm hoping will mean no chemotherapy. They were concerned that my mammograms did show another area that looked like cancer and I guess the MRI will either confirm or negate this. The MRI folk said it would take a week to write the report to go with the scan but I know that my case was due to be discussed at conference today- so I'm really hoping for some news!

    Thanks for the hugs- it's good to hear from people who are through the worst.