Scans after Treatment

Sarah 54, how did they pick up the ca in nodes above your collar bone?

 I was told that if I had any cancer anywhere else it would be too small to see even on an MRI,  I am one of those cringe stories of having an all clear Mammogram 6 months prior but after being diagnosed I requested copies from letters sent to GP. On these it stated my breast tissue was too dense to detect any underlying condition.   My tumor was twice as big when removed that what they suspected on ultrasound.  

Wishing you all the best with the MRI, get copies of all of your results so that you can check them yourself, most is written in terms that we all understand.

Cyber hug

Candice

hello everyone, the last thing I want to do is scare anyone but after chemo, double mastectomy and radiation I INSISTED on a CT as I had cancer in lympe nodes above my collar bone. The CT came back beautifully clear but mistakenly took my head as well and something suspisious was seen. I had a MRI early this week and now waiting for a brain surgeons appointment. My radio oncologist is not convinced it's metastic but it was 9mm on CT and now 12mm on MRI. I have taken notes from above info and will be now going to GP to get some blood tests and have my thyriod function tested as the weight is coming on to fast for my liking. I hope everyone is doing well and anyone who has had this result please tell me any info that may help. Cyber hugs for all

Sarah54

I also still see my radiation oncologist - saw her for a 3 month review after radio and have an appt in June next year. I beleive that I will at least see her yearly. 

Marg xx

Interesting that you still see your Radiation Oncologist, I finished my last radiation, saw him a week later and that was the end. Does anyone else still see their Radiation Onco?

Candice

I have already reduced my comsumption of both fish oil and glucosamine, see Onco next Thursday.

Cheers

Viv

Sorry that link just takes you to the main page. Under breast cancer look for life after breast cancer then follow up after BC.

Found this

http://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/breast-cancer/life-after-breast-cancer/follow-after-breast-cancer ;

Hope this link works, it helps explain the follow up care after BC. There's some good info here on all sorts of things worth a bit of a click around. I think it helps if your GP is on the ball too and there's a good communication between Onc, surgeon and GP.

I am currently taking 8 fish oil per day and 2 glucosamine with chondroit, are you on any of these?  My side effects from Femara were extreme, but I had a 70% improvement within a couple of weeks of taking these supplements. 

Dr Google says that either/both could cause high ALP levels, as well as the fatty food.

I know it wasn't fatty food as my diet is very strict with mainly salad and vegies.  The night prior to test I had zucchini pasta- no fats, with a side salad.

My Onco isn't into supplements at all, so I hope he doesn't get gruff with me for taking these.  Another Onco I saw said I could take these If I wanted, but didn't talk dosage, and my blood levels were fine then.

You are a big help on this site and offer grounded advice and experience. 

Viv xxxx

Trying not to worry about it,. Dr Google says it could be Femara, glucosamine, fish oil, they all come up.

I am seeing my Oncologist Thursday next week, he will most likely have an answer.

Thank you Tonya

Take care

Viv  xx