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Evidently there were some smaller satellite tumors that had grown out from the larger one that couldn’t be seen on imaging. The right breast had a very small Mucinous cancer that was only visible with MRI imaging. I also had different pathologies in each breast. I remember the surgeon was surprised that there was a different cancer in each one.

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The anxiety is so real and understandable. I had a pretty sizable lumpectomy three years ago for atypia (not cancer), and after a year my whole middle breast felt hard and lumpy, almost like a solid mass in there. All scar tissue and fat necrosis, as they say. Benign, post surgical changes.

Sep 1, 2024 · Breast cancer is not a monolith but rather a disease with quite a few variations and possibilities. Please make sure that the info you read is from a reliable source. Knowledge can go a long way toward alleviating stress and anxiety but again, verify the sources of your information.

I just finished my breast cancer treatment. 16 rounds of chemo (4AC and 12 tax/carbo), lumpectomy (7/29) and radiation 3 weeks. I am on Keytruda and zometa until May of 2025. 9/6 I saw I was peeing red blood and went to the ER. They said it was a UTI and gave me antibiotics. My culture only showed “rare” bacteria though.

It has more than doubled in size from when it was first measured in July and brushed off as fibrocystic changes. I never imagined being diagnosed with cancer with no family history. I was not aware that most people who are diagnosed with cancer, have no family history of cancer. My cancer is on my right side grade 2, ER+, PR-, HER2+.