Baseline MRI after DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

I went for my baseline MRI after DIEP flap breast reconstruction this week. Additionally, I had blood work drawn which I do every four months to monitor tumor markers. I actually forgot they had to inject contrast dye into my veins during the last part of the MRI; double sticks, two appointments with lots of needles! Breast MRI #1 I have been mentally preparing myself for this day for a few weeks now. The last time I had a breast MRI was in April of 2014. It was ordered by my breast surgeon to determine if a mastectomy was the best course of action after my second breast cancer diagnosis. It was the first time I ever experienced the face down position MRI; the kind where your breast are sort of hanging, or suspended in air as the images are taken. The 2014 MRI is when I had my “original” Continue Reading →