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deekay77
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9 months ago

It’s back

Hi everyone
I recently found a lump near my mastectomy  scar which after an ultrasound and FNA has shown malignant cells, is very likely to be a recurrence. I had early stage multifocal invasive ductal diagnosed in 2021. (Stage 1A)

I had my first ever PET today to see what we are dealing with (the FNA didn’t provide enough cells to diagnose)

I have been reading that recurrence after mastectomy has a terrible outlook, with most women developing distant recurrence. I’m 47 😳

my oncologist took me off tamoxifen last year (after only 2 years) because he said I was such low risk. 

Obviously worried about what that PET will
show next week, but for now I’m just highly anxious and trying to keep iit together for my family. 

I didn’t interact with any support networks with my first diagnosis, but this time I need all the help and support I can get.

thanks all for reading xx
deb