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Re: 6 Month Follow Up
Thank you! My Mom fought two types of cancer, breast was one of them. You are so right, the wait is so hard. Thank you again!
Re: CT and Lung Nodules
Marge, The results look good. Congrats on the mild hepatic steatosis. I recall your being upset about your liver comments right after you had worked hard to lose weight. That seems to have been successful given time. I agree with Cindy in asking your doctor about the nodule at your appointment. The granuloma which has gotten smaller might be referring to the nodule of concern but check when you have your appointment.
@momboy1020, I’m sorry for the losses of your husband and sister. It’s tough to keep on top of our own medical care when so much else is going on. It’s probably a good idea to get back on regular appointments with your asthma/allergy specialist since they can help with more aspects of your health. If that doctor finds a problem with your lungs that requires a pulmonology consult they will refer you.
Being referred back to your PCP by your MO after a period of stability is the standard of care but a bit worrying. Some family medicine providers are probably fine but I don’t have much confidence in my practice since my bc was missed for two and a half years. Having thought about this myself I would go to an ob/gyn or women’s health provider for follow up since breast cancer survivor issues would be more on their radar and part of their expertise. I hope things work out well for you.
maggie15
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Cindy - excellent photos. We visited DC with our son when he was in 5th grade and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Chris - hope you are getting OT and it’s bringing relief.
Teka - strawberry shortcake? Looks yummy
Betrayal - sorry to hear there are limited options for your back spasms. I can understand the concern the impact of steroids on blood sugar levels. Last year when I took copious amounts of dexamethasone for chemo, my A1C jumped into pre-diabetes territory but fortunately went back down to normal this year.
Sandy - sounds like significant progress is being made with the boxes - you have handled this like a champ!
Taco - I get what you mean about being bored talking with friends. We have a get together coming up in few weeks with our college friends. We’ve known each other for almost 50 years and a few of us are friends from high school. It does seem that conversations get repetitive. Many of my friends have grandchildren and a few are very involved in the grandkids lives as they are providing daycare or overnight care several times per week. Sometimes the grandchildren also join our get togethers. The kids are adorable but typically the grandparents are focused on the children so they can’t join the adults conversation. Beyond that it seems the talk focuses on health issues which I don’t care for as I enjoy time not thinking about getting older and frailer.
Wishing all a good week.
harley07
Re: Bone Mets Thread
Hi all, an update for those who may be interested. I have multiple bone mets but there are three in particular that are quite large and two which are causing significant pain and are at risk of fracture due to the invasive nature. I met with radiation oncologist yesterday and he wants to fast track 5 days of rads to two of the bone mets (hip and SI joint), he doesn’t want to target the pelvic iliac wing area as it’s encroached into tissue and is close to rectum, etc. He made sure to tell me, this is palliative only, not a cure and of course went through the risks. I’m hoping I get some pain relief. I’ve searched the BCO topics and it seems most people do get relief from rads to bone Mets. I’m praying I am one of them. On another note, I won’t know if the Kisqali isn’t truly working until after the next CT in Oct (at least that’s what the MO said at my visit last Friday). Sending kind thoughts to all.
Re: Grade 3 long term survivors
Thank you for this thread. Just wonderful to hear the good news of so many!
Re: CT and Lung Nodules
Bookworm hope all goes well with your pet scan. I have 2 and they alway leave me wondering. Hope you have clear answer. I had my liver ultrasound it was pretty quick so I think everything was ok since they didn’t take long.
Re: CT and Lung Nodules
I think I got my pathology report. Look on the patient portal. I think it’s not cancer Yay!! Here’s the report.
Lung biopsy right
CLINICAL INFORMATION:
Diagnosis/Clinical Information: Malignant neoplasm of lower outer quadrant of left female breast Procedure/Source: Lung biopsy right
GROSS EXAMINATION:
Labeled "right lung biopsy" are multiple tan, hemorrhagic soft tissue cores, 0.2 to 1.1 cm. Cold ischemic time unknown. Fixation time is more than 6 hours and less than 72 hours. 3ns
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION:
Microscopic examination performed.
DIAGNOSIS:
Lung, right, needle biopsy:
- Bronchial mucosa with moderate chronic inflammation.
- Lung parenchyma without pathologic diagnosis (SEE COMMENT) - No granulomas or malignancy.
COMMENT:
Clinical and radiographic correlation regarding sampling adequacy is recommended.
The only think that makes me wonder is the comment. What are they recommending? I think this is a good report.
Thanks all for listening to me during this time. I don’t want to say all this to my husband and kids!!
Re: CT and Lung Nodules
Hi Marge, I'm glad you didn't need a chest tube and were able to go home in the late afternoon. I hope you continue to feel better and get a benign result.
maggie15
Re: My Update—6 years post diagnosis
I was diagnosed in 2018 and am thrilled to report that I just finished my course of Tamoxifen and feel like I'm really "done" now. Like so many of us, I don't go on here much any more, but I'm so grateful for this site.
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Re: My Update—6 years post diagnosis
Dear @jons_girl, thank you so much for sharing your positive update with us. It's truly inspiring! And we are pleased to hear that our forums have been helpful and supportive for you.
Sending our best wishes for continued good health to you!
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