Lung Mets . . . Any help would be appreciated!

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TeddyM
TeddyM Member Posts: 19
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

I apparently have multiple nodules in both lungs ranging in size from 2mm to 11mm that are "worrisome for growing diffuse multiple pulmonary metastases" because they grew on the CT scans between March and June.  My oncologist led me to believe that I only had one nodule that had grown, but the radiologist's report was much more ominous.  I'm not sure why he wasn't straight with me!

Anyway, he did switch me from Arimidex/Anastrozole to Aromasin and now I guess I know why.  I absolutely breezed through my lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation and was doing well, or so I thought, with my hormonal.  I'm 60 and in excellent health . . . back to my college weight, so hopefully I respond to the Aromasin and those nodules quit growing.  Also, so much for those good tumor marker blood tests!

Does anyone have any good news to share?  Not ready for more bad news yet. 

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  • BarbaraA
    BarbaraA Member Posts: 7,378
    edited July 2011

    Awww Teddy, I am so sorry to hear this. My good news is so far so good for me. But I really just  wanted to send you big {{{HUGS}}} because you need them. Please keep us posted on what is happening with you! 

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited July 2011

    Are you also able to consult with a pulmonary specialist?  Any possibility they are aggrevated by seasonal allergies?  Upon my initial dx I had a lung biopsie for lung nodules (I have several as well).  Turned out the one they could access was a benign granuloma with my hx of allergies and bronchitis.  Of course, that was a few years ago....  Best wishes with your switch to Aromasin. 

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  • TeddyM
    TeddyM Member Posts: 19
    edited July 2011

    Thanks Barbara . . . wishing you more "so far so good"!

     No cp . . . I've never had allergies and my understanding of benign granulomas is that they don't grow as quickly, if at all, and my nodules are growing.  I haven't heard anything that grows like mine are.   

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