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Worried - Lymph Nodes in Chest
At my last check-up, I mentioned to MO that I've been having some back pain. She ordered a bone scan and spine CT with contrast. The bone scan was normal, but the CT lit up some nodes. I am not sure if they are in chest or lungs. (I am staying off Google) Doctor called and left a message that she was ordering a chest CT. I…
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ER/PR+ recur as another type?
I feel like this is such a dumb question, if so sorry. I was diagnosed with DCIS er/pr+ back in October. In November found out I also had the BRCA2 mutation. Just last week had a prophylactic dmx with diep reconstruction. Pathology came back clear but the nerves remain about reccurance. Since my last diagnosis was er/pr+…
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Slighty swollen "muscle" above collarbone
Hi, I don't want to be paranoid and phone the doc when it's nothing. I just feel my muscle above my collarbone up towards my neck on the left side feel slightly swollen and sensitive. I don't want to waste the doc's time, but I am also a little worried I leave it and then it turns out to be something. I just think I can't…
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Concerned about headaches after breast cancer
Hi friends need a suggestion. I have been having constant headache for last two weeks or so. I got anxious and went to urgent care and got cat scan done. It came back clear but the headache still is there and I get nausea in the evenings.
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Very Scared New Lump
Lumpectomy & Radiation 2010 for Stage 1 infiltrating Breast Ca. Then 2 years ago diagnosis of necrosis from radiation on outer side of nipple which they are watching. Now in past 2 months new non movable firm nodule marble sized alsolike a marble hard & round poking up out of my front rib or from between rib & feels…
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Can’t distinguish it’s a muscle or lymph node on collar bone
hi friends I noticed from few days something hard where the collar bone starts towards the chest. Not sure if it’s a muscle or a lymph node. I have gone so many times to Er and to the oncologist with fears. Don’t know how to fight my anxiety
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Question about lung nodule size
Hey all! My most recent CT showed a 5mm lung nodule. MO says we'll scan again in 6 months. We'll, I went back and looked at old images. An abdominal CT from 7 months ago showed the nodule but it measured 3mm. It wasn't noted in the report then so I don't think my MO was aware. I've made an appointment with my PCP to…
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Small bumps on mastectomy scar
I’m a year out of double mastectomy for her2 positive, hormone negative breast cancer. Had my swap surgery (tissue expanders to implants) in November. Healed very well. In the last week, I have noticed two new small bumps over my mastectomy scar, on the same side where I had the cancer. They don’t look red or infected. At…
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Bone scan and scared to death
Hello. I am looking for some support. I was diagnosed a year ago stage 1, double mastectomy, radiation, complete hysterectomy and have been on arimidex since January 1. My alk phos has been rising since the arimidex and it's at 120 and evidently coming from the bone. I know this isn't too high but my calcium has also been…
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Fear kicking in as MO check-up nears
During the first year of treatment I loved going to MO checkups. It was reassuring and I looked forward to the appointments. As treatment ended and those appointments got spaced out, the fear of recurrence hit hard. I've now gotten to a really peaceful, content point where I rarely think about cancer at all (yay!). But I…
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Scanxiety
I was diagnosed with TNBC last year and had chemo, lumpectomy, radiation and immunotherapy. I was so positive but I am up for yearly scan this week and I am coming up with all sorts of symptoms that could show the worst case scenario. I had severe allergies last year when I was diagnosed and it returned exactly now. So I…
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Can bone scan indicate arthritis that is actually Mets?
I have been having mild hip and low back pain for about 5 months. I'm doing recommended back exercises, massage therapy, traction, physio, needling, but nothing seems to be eliminating the pain. The uptake on the bone scan was in my thoracic region which was mild. Moderate uptake also noted at L3 but they indicated they…
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Elevated CA 125: terrified
Hi all, It's been a long time since I've visited our boards because I was doing great. I switched oncologists because my one of 8 years retired, and this one checks CA125 markers, unlike my previous one who didn't because she said they were notoriously unreliable. The last two visits with this new guy my markers were…
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Neck lump
Hello, I am two+ years out from breast cancer, no recurrence but I obsess about it constantly. This morning while getting ready I felt a very small lump which feels like it is on a tendon on my neck...it is very small, pea sized??? Is it possibly just a swollen lymph node? Going to pcp tomorrow to get it checked. Is it…
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Five months post mastectomy to flat part of scar thick
hey, has anyone had an experience where the mastectomy scaring felt firm and raised or thick? I'm not sure if it was like that before or if it is new. Messaged my onco today.
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Is it ever not liver cancer??
I had an MRI last week (without contrast) to look at my adrenals due to a blood pressure issue. (I have Epstein Barr Virus and it’s caused a lot of random issues) Well, that MRI popped up with a 1.3 lesion on my liver! Now I get to have another one done, with contrast, in a 3T MRI machine. I have had pain on my right side…
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Ache on right side under rib
As others have stated, I go from one recurrence worry to another! For the past 2 weeks I have had a weird feeling/ache towards the bottom of my right rib cage, more towards the middle. It comes and goes, does not bother me at night. Sometimes seems to go away after eating or with activity. Back in June I had a bump in my…
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Ca 15-3 elevated Dr Not Concerned?
Wife Diagnosed age 36 in 1987, lumpectomy and rad, then a new BC same breast, in 1990, different pathology so they said it was a different, new cancer, not recurrence. Mastectomy, no other treatment necessary, very small early stage. Since then, disease free for 25 years, and was seeing Onc once a year, after the first…
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Leg fatigue/weakness, but no pain
I've got something odd going on, and I'm debating whether I should make an appointment with my MO. Sorry that this is so long, but it's such a weird problem. I was feeling fine up until Monday afternoon on the 23rd. I was at work, and had done my usual amount of walking and climbed a ladder a few times. These are regular…
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Tumor Marker changes
Hello! I am 33 and now a little over 3 years past my mastectomy to treat stage 1 IDC breast cancer. My tumor was about 1.9 cm with a 1 mm branching off, no node involvement. My oncologist has been taking my CA 15-3 tumor markers at each blood test. I have gone for follow up visits every 3 months and we do a blood test…
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CA 27-29 at 100!
I am 3.5 years post stage I IDC(lumpectomy/radiation) and my doctor tests for CMs every year. Always normal until today and my CA 27-29 is 101.9! Anyone have false positives? I’m freaking out. I took a retest today - will find out results in next few days.
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Spots on Liver - CT Scan
Hi, I was just told that CT detected two spots on my liver. It didn't pick up any node involvement. My dr thinks these might be cysts. She ordered MRI to confirm but I don't know how long it takes till I get a call. I asked her if there are stats for distant metastasis without node involvement but she didn't have an…
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HELP! Stomach Issues and Weight Loss
At the beginning of the year, I started a new "diet" (not really a diet, just wanted to start eating better and exercising regularly again). Well I got off to a great start....but my eating: I have ZERO appetite. I lost 20 pounds in about 6 weeks, and right now, I've been pretty stable, but my appetite is still not there.…
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Segmentally distributed microcalcifications. Worried sick.
Dx with IDC 2B in February 2020. A/C ->T Lumpectomy September 2020 and 25 radiation treatments. I just had my first 6 month follow up mammogram. I was told that it showed segmentally distributed microcalcifications and is suspicious for DCIS. BIRADS 4. Dr. Google is only making the description seem more grim. Biopsy Is…
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Skin Mets?
A few months ago I noticed several flesh colored bumps, almost blister like, on my cancer side. This evening when I undressed i noticed that they have all turned red. I am attaching a pic, hope thats ok. Can anyone that has experienced mets to skin describe their experience? The sudden color change has me very scared.…
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What does local recurrence after mastectomy look like?
Hi, what are the various ways that a local recurrence after mastectomy could look like?
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Tumor markers
Wasn't sure where to put this, so I put it under this topic. If your CA 15-3 and CA 27-29 increase but are still within normal limits, does that mean anything? When I was diagnosed, mine were in normal limits, but on the higher end. Now I'm being evaluated for recurrence and they have both increased but still within normal…
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Tingling/Buzzing in leg
Anyone had tingling in their leg? I’m not experiencing any pain. It started in January. My primary said it sounded like sciatica and prescribed a steroid pack. It didn’t help so I went to the chiro. The adjustments have helped with the tingling in my upper/outer thigh and calf. But now I feel like it’s moved to my shin,…
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Swollen lymph nodes and the covid vaccination
I just posted this over in the "Not diagnosed but worried" forum but I thought I would post it here too. New mammogram guidelines issued for people who get vaccinated The covid vaccination (and probably others) can cause swollen lymph nodes. This is a normal reaction to the vaccination and can indicate that it is working…
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Well this sucks.
A few days ago I posted this in another thread: “I'm just feeling f'ing ripped off. My tumor was 2.1 cm so barely into stage 2, with clean margins and no lymph node involvement. I took the nuclear option of BMX followed by chemo, because I was only 40 and wanted to minimize risk. I have taken tamoxifen every day. After 5…