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krisa 
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Joined: May 21 2008 Location: Portland, OR Status: Offline Points: 1090 |
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 Posted: Jan 20 2009 at 2:12pm |
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I had my first chemo the end of Jan 08 (4 AC and 4 Taxol) and finished radiation in August 08.
How did you discover bone mets? and lymph node mets?
I will send some special thoughts and prayers your way.
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pwcassidy
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Joined: Jan 19 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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Posted: Jan 21 2009 at 2:24am |
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i went for my mammogram on the left side, cancer had been on the right side. I went by myself and was a little like "oh my first mammo since cancer". I figured that someday they would find something but never thought the very first time. well even i could see my lymph nodes were larger because i had bought scans from previous years with me as i am now at the breast center for mammos a different place than other years. the lady taking the scans said well it's a different kind of machine, wait here while the dr looks. well my heart sank when she came back and said he was concerned about the the size of the lymph nodes and wanted an ultrasound right away. it was more a deja vu feeling i was still optimistic because lymphodema had kicked in earlier in the month and i had a bad cold. in that first ultrasound the radiologist came in and thought he found a spot. and i was rooting for a new cancer. when i went back for the biopsy they could not find the spot and biopsied the lymph nodes and they came back positive for cancer on dec. 17th, my mom's birthday. My oncologist then sent me for pt/ct, bone scan and mri between christmas and new years. i got the results Jan 5th 364 days since my last positive diagnosis. it shows lymph node involvement and 5 spots in my bones. I am having a hard time understanding that, i think it shows the cancer there but no stuctural damage to the bones. it shows up only on the pet scan not the bone scan or the ct scan. The port was put in last friday and i am suppose to start chemo this week i am just waiting for them to call and tell me when to come.
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janinvan
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Joined: Nov 24 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 96 |
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Posted: Jan 21 2009 at 1:20pm |
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You'll be fine! Get physio for chest issues....insist on CT scans of the masectomy site every ? couple of years or sooner? (also Pet scan)
I had a recurrence of cells around the pectoral muscle of my right side masectomy area (looked like lymphodema)....11 1/2 years after the first diagnosis/masectomy/chemo/radiation
The diagnosis was made when my tumor marker(blood) jumped from 35 to 45 (it had been climbing 1-2 points each year)...and the swelling got firmer/larger. Then I had an ultrasound/ core biopsy/CT scan... JANICE
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