Early symptoms of BC that spread to lungs?

Misty879

Hello,

I was diagnosed in June 2016 with IDC, Stage 1, Grade 2 with no spread to the lymph nodes or to the blood vessels. I had surgery in September 2016 and it's been a year and I have had good blood work since then every 6 months my doctor tests me. But a month ago I came down with a cold and had a cough and it's been 3 weeks since the cough started, but there are still remnants of it. It's the kind of cough you get when you go outside in cold air and breathe in, it's a catching cough I would describe it as. I also find myself short of breath when doing simple things like walking up the stairs. I was wondering if anyone here has had BC spread to the lungs and what your earliest symptoms were like? I made an appointment with my MO just for him to check it out for me, but in the meantime thought I would reach out to the BC community to see what early onset symptoms are in some people.

Thanks in advance,

Misty

fd1

Hi Misty879 - I don't have any personal experience but there is a fairly well known blogger who documented her recurrence to the lungs last January. Her cough got progressively worse. See the link below where she describes everything in detail. Please don't panic as sometimes colds do last for over a month!

http://www.nalie.ca/how-i-found-out-my-cancer-came...

marijen

Well thank you for the link fd1. Tha was an awful story. I know of someone with TNBC who started chemo and a cough on the same day. Next surgery and radiation and breezed through it all....but a follow-up scan a few months later showed mets to the lungs.

KBeee

Since the cough initiated with a gold? It is likely related to that. Coughs can linger for weeks... or more. It is good you are getting it checked to be sure. Keep us posted