Stage III, But They Found Fluid Around My Lungs

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NineTwelve
NineTwelve Member Posts: 569
edited September 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

Hi, everyone, I'm new here. After a GP exam, mammogram, sonogram, needle-core biopsy, breast MRI, surgery consultation, port-cath placement, and two X-rays, now they say there is fluid around my lung, which could mean metastases to the lung. I am waiting for an appointment for a PET scan. These last six weeks have been a whirlwind of tests and more tests. 

What I know so far: IDC, ER+/PR+, mass of 4 cm, 1 axillary node positive after biopsy.

Help, I'm already short of breath. I can't have a panic attack, too.

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  • agness
    agness Member Posts: 576
    edited September 2014

    My friend had HER2+ mets to the lung successfully treated with Herceptin and Perjeta after a short course of chemo and it seemed to work, after two rounds of the targeted  therapies nothing showed up on a scan any longer and her tumor markers went back down. I hope you have a similar good response to treatment.

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  • dutchiris
    dutchiris Member Posts: 855
    edited September 2014

    I'm hoping they can get you in for the PET scan quickly.  I know you've had so many tests and waiting is so hard.  So many things can show up on our staging scans that are not cancer related.  People without a cancer diagnosis have these benign things too but never know about them.  Because of our cancer diagnosis, we get to find them and worry about them.  All our worrying changes nothing and depletes our energy.  Do something nice for yourself.  Maybe do something that you normally wouldn't do or do something familiar and comfortable.  Spoil yourself and try to keep your mind in other places in between the cancer related appointments.  

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  • lkc
    lkc Member Posts: 1,203
    edited September 2014

    Hi Nine twelve. Call your Doc straight away. It could be related to the placement of the port, in which case it needs to be addressed as asap.

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  • NineTwelve
    NineTwelve Member Posts: 569
    edited September 2014

    Thanks, guys. It's not related to the port placement, because it was already there. It was the surgeon who found it, during the procedure, when they did the x-ray to make sure the tube was in place. He sent me for a second x-ray, to make sure.

    It's good to know that breast cancer in the lung is not the end of the line. And the reminder to do something nice for myself is good advice. I think I will leave work early today. I can't concentrate, anyway.

     


     

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