Stage 2 Cancer Just told I have Lung Nodules!

Maggs09

Karen, that's exactly my point. I also had many bronchial infections causing chronic coughs over the years, in addition to my asthma. That could be the reason....

I spoke about these nodules with 3 of my doctors and all agreed that are most likely B9. But "just in case" - we will watch them carefully in the future as there is no obvious reason for any "intervention".



Try to put those nodules out of your mind for now, concentrate on whatever treatments you are doing and re-address this issue in 6 months. You don't need an extra stress over some stupid lung spots, that most people have without even knowing.



Take care!

Lots of hugs!

Maggs

cthynsh

Karen - I have the same situation. The day of my first chemo the MO told me of his "concerns" over the "numerous lung nodules indicative of metastis". It was quite a shock. He recommended the same course of action. So I have done 4 AC and I have done 2 of 4 Taxol treatments. After the last taxol, I will get another PET scan. I havent figured out yet what to pray for....lungs all clear means it was cancer....lungs the same means there is something else going on...and lungs worse means chemo did not effect them. Its a scary situation all around. The ironic part is after all this, I'm still waiting for test results. I am 4 weeks away from my last chemo and people are already talking celebration. I tell everyone the PET scan is the most important! Can't wait until March!



Many hugs for you. (((hugs)))

Cathy

Chenning

Hi,

I was dx on 10/7 with stage 2 bc. In November I had Mastectomy on right with 2 out of 17 nodes affected and had prophylactic mastectomy on the left which had atypical cells. I had a CT scan Saturday which showed I have 5 lung pulmonary nodules. I haven't heard from my doc yet but I received test results online and am panicked about having cancer spread to my lungs. I found this post and it gave me muchrelief after reading posts. I was just wondering what happened with the original poster of this thread! Thanks!!

Zer35

hope all turn out good. I found the post after a search. My appt for another CT is tomorrow and I'm nervous I am 36 and in June 2014 found out I had breast cancer and tested positive for brca2. Had a BM in Sept and a hysterectomy jan 2015 and now they found 2 4mm nodules after CT in january. I'm trying not to worry but it's hard. Its just too much and a year hasn't pasted

jenco60

8/1/2017: I have two titanium markers in my breast, I was ready to get my mastectomy this month. I get an MRI and a Pet Scan. Small spots (nodules) show up in my lungs. Instead of having the mastectomy and being done, my oncologist wants me to get 4 months of chemotherapy and then we will see if the breast can be removed. I don't get this at all. I have called another center in North Carolina for a second opinion. This is not logical. My oncologist in Florida stated to me the nodules are probably not cancer at all. The surgeon says no to the surgery because she thinks the nodules are metastatic cancer. Catch 22. If I have the mastectomy the bad breast and lymph nodes are gone. If I don't, I have to suffer through a month of chemo to find out if any of the lymph nodes are cancerous. This is just not right. I am seeking another opinion.

I don't want to suffer through this anymore!!

Artista928

Good to get a second and maybe a third opinion. From your prior posts looks like you went through chemo/rads last year. Is this a recurrence or you want to just have the breast removed? Filling out your sig line in your profile and then going to settings to make it public would help us understand your situation.

I had a lung nodule. Most of us do cancer or not. Much of it is caused by pollution. I too don't get why the surgeon says not to removing your breast and your onc wanting to do 4 mo of chemo. Definitely get with a team who are on the same page. You are able to get copies of your records/scans so the next onc can take a look. If it were me I wouldn't do chemo with an "I think.." No, better be sure. Get that clarifed first on the lung nodules and then go from there. GL

hlegasa

I hope this is okay to be posting here...

I am writing for my mother, who after they did a CT scan found tiny nodes scattered through her lungs. Her breast surgeon who found the nodes in the scan, believes that they do NOT look like metastic bc, but wanted her to go to a pulmanoligist just to check it out. She said it could be a disease called "Sarcoidosis". My mom went on Thursday to see a pulmanoligist......

While in the appointment with the pulmanoligist, My mom brought up the fact that her doctor, the breast surgeon, said it could be sarcoiodis, which is known to mimic breast cancer mets. The pulmonolist said, you don't live in the midwest (we live in Idaho) so that can't be it. (She has spent alot of time in the midwest as well as North Carolina, Louisiana and was born in Peurto Rico, which are also areas sarcoidiosis is know to be found). But my mom does have some of the symptoms of sarcoidosis, such as, achy hands and ankles (which she was scared for her bone scan to come back because she has been having a lot of joint pain lately). It came back clean. She also has the symptom of tiny scab like figures on her hands and one on her wrist, which the pulmonoligist just said, thats a scratch.. It is not a scratch because my mother has been watching it grow and has been worried about it since her bc diagnosis 8/03/2017. The achey hands and ankles has been a thing she noticed about a year ago. Which she has also read rheumatoid arthritis can lead to these nodes in your lungs as well. The pulmanologist pretty much just said, well, you have breast cancer, so it is probably cancer and sent her on her way.

After hearing that we did a lot of research. We have found granulomas can form from many things, such as scaring from past infections.

As of yesterday, we got a call from the breast surgeon who had showed 2 of the radiologist in her office, whom also said, it doesn't look like breast cancer mets. She then showed it to an all body radiologist, who also agreed it didn't look like mets, but it needed to be checked out because they can't factor bc mets out without totally knowing. At this point we know we have to be realistic that it could be lung mets, but we also just dont know who's answer e]we should be more confident in. We are trying to stay hopeful. My mom didn't feel extremely comfortable with the pulmanolist and the way she pretty much layed it out there without even testing it first.

We are heading down to MD Anderson on Monday, where they got her in for a lung biopsy and she will hopefully know as soon as she gets out of the biopsy.

Has anyone else had any problems like this?

Thanks in advance!

swg

Hey, just wondering how your mom's biopsy turned out!

hlegasa

swg, she goes in tomorrow to MD Anderson to start testing! They have changed her schedule on her online portal so I think they want to do more testing before they go into her lungs for a biopsy. They did say at our hospital back home in Idaho that they could be too small to be able to get a nodule! So still no clue what is going on!

annwill64

Good Morning , I know that this is an older post. Hoping and praying that you are well. Just wondering how things went with the Chemo and the lung nodules. I too have multiple small lung nodules in both lungs and they have just been watching them. I had my diagnosis of BC in the summer and I am feeling great now. ( a month after radiation) But I am sure you know how it goes, I am having a slight pain in my rib cage and feeling uneasy! Praying for good health in 2018.

Thanks in advance for a response!

muska

Ann, like you I have multiple tiny lung nodules in both lungs. This came up after I had my very first chest CT before starting chemo for breast cancer. They remained unchanged through chemotherapy and other treatments. They monitored them by regular CTs. My last CT was in December 2017 and the radiologist recommended stopping monitoring because they have remained unchanged for 4.5 years.

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Kaso

My lung woes that started with an area of inflammation seen on my simulation scan late August for radiation therapy to treat my breast cancer has turned into endless worries. The first scan showed nodules, all less than 4mm and 2 scarring areas. Everything is in the lung on the breast cancer side and everything is in the upper regions of the lung. I then had testing to rule our copd and asthma. I then was referred to an ent who thought maybe infection and gave me 30 steroids and augmentim. zin the mean while the thoracic oncologist who did the 1st CT scan repeated a scan and found a new area of scarring. The TO also did a bronchoscope and washed the fluid checking for cancer cells which he said were none. The same TO referred me to a digestive disease doctor who did a esophageal testing. I was told today I may have GERD but not regular gerd since I have no symptom while lying down or upon rising. I have no heartburn but I had a significant barking cough since May. Though was that it cycled into a never ending cough and that is why the large amount of steroids was prescribed in December the cough is a lot better but ot goe and now the digestive doc wants me to take zythromycin and omeprazole, both for 6 weeks. the zythro for 2 weeks on and 1 week off, while the proton inhibitor twice a day.

I hate taking the letrozole each day and really want to avoid any more medication.Advice???

I hate this constant worry. Since my breast cancer diagnosis my greatest fear with the cough was stage 4 metastasis.

Winters74

just bumping this post as I was just told I have a 6mm hazy nodule to be watched. Hadn’t been there before. Doctor isn’t concerned and will recheck in 3 months. But I am a little impatient and freaking out!I finished radiation in the middle of August. How is everyone doing with their nodules found?

Kaso

My 3rd CT scan in January showed my nodules to remain constant at 4 mm max. I have calcified and non calcified nodules. ..This scan also showed new scarring areas that are due to the radiation. The 1st scan in August which was done after inflammation was seen on my simulation scan for radiation, showed areas of scarring that are now thought to be from prior infections. The November CT scan showed additional scarring that is now thought to be from pneumonia that I got mid radiation in early October & now damage to lung tissue from the radiation...The doctors are trying hard to convince me that this is NOT metastasis.....I worry so!