Question regarding nodes and recurrence

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karenmarie1
karenmarie1 Member Posts: 87
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

I had a recurrence last year. At that time the oncolgist did not recheck my lymph nodes, is this normal? I am asking now because I have an achy arm pit on the mastecomy side and some roundish lumps. Going to Onc next Tuesday. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you!!

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  • bdavis
    bdavis Member Posts: 6,201
    edited April 2011

    Good question.

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  • Kipstey
    Kipstey Member Posts: 7
    edited April 2011

    I got a recurrence in nodes in my neck at the end of Chemo, I felt a lump and the surgeon/specialist (who i was seeing to arrange mastectomy) organized a biopsy straight away. When that confirmed cancer my oncologist wanted ct and bone scans to check it hadn't gone anywhere else. I would ask for testing of lymph nodes if you have a recurrence, kind of surprised they didn't but not sure. I have cancerous nodes under my arm and do get achy there, but I have never been able to feel lumps there. Hopefully it isn't in the nodes, but if you can get tested then I would say that you should.

    All the best, Kirsty

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  • karenmarie1
    karenmarie1 Member Posts: 87
    edited April 2011

    Kristy -

    Thank you so much for responding! I appreciate you sharing your experience. I have many surgery scars after 5 different surgeries, so I really have to pay attention to what may be a lump and what may be a scar. (Although what I was told by drs was fat necrosis, was indeed cancer)

    Very much looking forward to my appointment tomorrow, because as you know waiting and wondering is the pits!  ((((HUGS)))) Karen Marie

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  • peppopat
    peppopat Member Posts: 90
    edited May 2011
    Just  found out  I have a positive lymph node for micrometastisis.

     I  came across  this  shocking and worrisome article  about how receptors  change their status  in breast  cancer  as they  progress. That  is  to  say  that once the cells  make  their  way  to the  nodes,  all  bets  are off from the receptor status  reported  in  the original TUMOR. That  would  explain why  some people have such  poor  results  from  treatment.

     Had  it not  been  for the fact  that  JMH  checked  the receptor status  of  one node  which  was only  positive for PR  who knows if  I  would've been wasting my  time taking  an ER+ blocker  that  was in  my original TUMOR??? I  don't think pathology  goes far enough--I  wish  they  would've  checked the HER2  status in that,  as  well.  

     http://foodforbreastcancer.com/news/different-receptor-status-in-lymph-nodes-might-explain-some-treatment-failures  

    Your thoughts???

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