I only got one after my lymph nodes were found to be positive. My trust usually only do one if four lymph nodes are macro but I had two macro and two micromets in lymphs and they did one as a precaution- I think because I was in such a state as scans had picked up nothing in lymph nodes so was a total shock after the sentinel node biopsy.
No, not everyone will have a liver MRI. Most people who are having chemotherapy will have one of a CT or a PET or an MRI scan, to check for any spread outside the breast. If that initial scan shows up suspicious areas, a more detailed or specific scan will be done to check them out before treatment. I had a CT which showed up some suspicious bone areas, followed by a whole-body MRI which diagnosed them as harmless bone islands. So please don’t worry if you’re not having a certain scan (unless you have a specific concern), it’s almost certainly good news and means you are low risk or there’s nothing they want to check.
I had a CT scan as the tumour was so large , they weren’t going to do one to start with until the MRI showed how big it was . If they haven’t sent you for one they must think that all will be well xxx
Thank you. Tumour was 19mm, clear margins and no lymph node involvement. Chemo/RT, Herceptin and Anastrazole due to being E8 and HER2 Positive. Belt and braces. Jo x
