breathless and a little worried

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nannajean
nannajean Member Posts: 25
edited June 2014 in Stage I Breast Cancer

I had a CT scan, mammogram and U/S of my right breast in January of this year and all my tests came back clear but when I saw my oncologist she said I had a good chance of recurrence and if I became short of breath I should see her.  Well I find when I go for walks and  try to chat with a friend at the same time, or if I walk up hills I am breathless.  I am on Letrozole and had my surgery in 2009, the lump was 2cm and I had 7 positive lymph nodes, +3 est and +3 prog. and aggressive, I had 6 rounds of chemo and 16 rads.  One oncologist said I was a 2b stage and had a 75% chance of being around in 10 years, the other one said that those odd where not that great and I had a significantly higher chance of recurrence.  Since the chemo I have been more short of breath but now I am worried about it.

I know that the CT scan would have shown lung cancer if it was there but that was back in January and when I saw the other oncologist in March(8 month checkup) and she was so negative I have been really scared and kind of paranoid.

I am wondering if this breathlessness is in my head or if it is part of the effects of meds, chemo, and rads.  Of course I am afraid to go to the doctor, it seems since 2009 I live in doctors offices and I hate it.  I don't want to burden my family of friends as they really have no idea what we go through, only all of you know what it is like because you live it just like me.

I want to just forget breast cancer and live a normal life and I wonder if that will ever happen, that damn cancer is always on my mind.

Nannajean

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  • YamahaMama
    YamahaMama Member Posts: 221
    edited May 2011

    Nannajean, I can't comment on the reason for your breathlessness, but just want you to know I'm thinking of you...  I recently asked a friend who's a 25 year survivor of Non-Hodgkins if the fear of recurrence ever goes away, and she said it took a long time, but she finally accepted the fact there's nothing she can do about it, and dwelling on it just took away valuable time from her...  (Hugs)

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  • ebann
    ebann Member Posts: 3,026
    edited May 2011

    Nannajean, it does not have to be cancer. It could also be you are anemic. So I would request to get your blood checked. Wish you the best

    Many blessings,

    Elizabeth

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  • nannajean
    nannajean Member Posts: 25
    edited May 2011

    After writing breathless and worried I put on my runners and took a two mile walk at a good pace, if I was sick I would have had way more problems with my walk.  I think that I took what the oncologist said and worried about it.  The truth is if it comes back I will just deal with it, but I know I have all of you to talk with and it is invaluable to have this site.  Thanks to all you gals who are survivors and who are living with this awful disease, I know you are there.

    nannajean

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