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Survivor2Be
Survivor2Be Member Posts: 109
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Ladies,

I was diagnosed 9/17/10, finished chemo in 5/11, BMX and ALND 6/11 (clear margins) and started radiation in 8/11.  halfway through radiation found a lump in the breast at same general location as original tumor.  It wasn't there when I started radiation.  Just found out the 15 mm lump is IDC returned.  

Why would a tumor grow during radiation???? 

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  • sweetbean
    sweetbean Member Posts: 1,931
    edited September 2011

    I'm really sorry to hear this - what did your doctor say?  If a tumor is growing, then it isn't responding to the treatment - it has grown resistant.  (My non-medical opinion.)  Have you considered doing complementary/alternative treatments in addition to conventional?  Will they have you do more chemo?  The CAM treatments might help lower resistance and boost effectiveness.  Keep us posted!

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  • Omaz
    Omaz Member Posts: 5,497
    edited September 2011
    survivor- I am sorry to hear this!!  Cancer SUCKS!!!  ((((hugs)))))
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  • Mom2Tots
    Mom2Tots Member Posts: 30
    edited September 2011

    Hi, I dont mean to distress you but, I would also think that the tumor is resistant to the radiation.  Also, I notice that you are triple negative.  I was also.  However, your staging has you at @ 2A.  I was 3A.  I was diagnosed in Dec 2010, started chem in Jan completed it in April, Mastectomy in May, completed rads in early Aug 2011. 

    It seems like your treatment has lasted a long time.  I only had 1 month down time between chemo and mastectomy and then another month down between mastectomy and radiation.  If I might be so blunt to ask why has your treatment has taken so long...you were diagnosed in Sept 2010 but just started rads in Aug 2011. 

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  • Survivor2Be
    Survivor2Be Member Posts: 109
    edited September 2011

    I started chemo 10/10 (AC combo). I moved when I was dine with that, si I didn't get started on Taxil until feb, finished 5/2/11. BMX 6/1/11, ALND 6/15/11. Since I didn't think I was gonna need radiation, I choose delayed DIEP. However, once radiation was recommended, then I needed tissue expanders. So those were placed and filled mid July to mid august, which is when I started rads. Felt the lump mid sept. Diagnosed with recurrence 9/23/11. I had my CT scan today and tried to do a breast MRI, but the metal in the expanders didn't let them get a good scan. So, now I'm in for lumpectomy on Wednesday followed by a bunch more rads. Hoping for more chemo, but well see what the pathology says.

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