what do secondary nodes feel like

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midnight-dawn
midnight-dawn Member Posts: 5
edited June 2014 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
hi can anyone please let me know if they have had any secondary cancer in neck or shoulder nodes ,, i would like to know if these felt hard to touch and if they grow or would be larger over 3month period ...thanks  just little bit concerned as i have swelling base of neck in middle by v in throat, but it seems to been there over 12 months since first noticed it but then  had check by breast care nurse last sept but am aware of it and is worrying me a bit x
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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited June 2011

    I would certainly have it rechecked.  Is there any chance what you're seeing/feeling has to do with your thyroid gland?  Sometimes bc and thyroid dysfunction go hand-in-hand.     Deanna

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  • Suze35
    Suze35 Member Posts: 1,045
    edited June 2011

    My supraclavicular nodes were off to the left side, right above my collarbone, and felt hard, but less than 1 cm.  I'm not sure there are nodes in the location you've described - so having the thyroid checked is a good idea.  But I would bring it to your MO's attention also, just to be sure.

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  • midnight-dawn
    midnight-dawn Member Posts: 5
    edited June 2011

    thanks deanna, i wondered if it was muscle or thyroid just it feels different from other side but the swelling isnt hard but have looked on internet if thyroid dysfunction and breast cancer could be connected and could not find anything .

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  • midnight-dawn
    midnight-dawn Member Posts: 5
    edited June 2011

    thanks suze35, hope you are well now , i know my breast care nurse examines side of neck and across collar bone but other ones just concentrate on collar bone , the swelling isnt rock hard but did see somewhere there are nodes all over neck so was just worried as so many of us hope we dont get recurrence . 

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited June 2011

    Check out the thread here called Iodine, Thyroid & Breast Cancer.  (Use search feature to upper right to find it.)

    What you're describing sounds a lot like a thyroid goiter or nodule.  I had one years ago, and thought for the longest time it was a more developed muscle on that side from playing tennis. 

    OTOH, definitely get it checked out ASAP.    Deanna 

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