Bad node news at mammo

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cookiegal
cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
edited January 2015 in Lymphedema

So I am trying not to freak out. My mammo was a birads 3 due to a node. Part of me says...eh...nodes like to swell and of course the other part is concerned it is cancer. Going back to onc in 8 weeks.

This is really the first time I have had to deal with iffy mammo results except for my jackpot first mammo. There is no sign of a primary so if this was cancer how would it be staged?

Have you had similar experiences?

When I had a scalp infection it moved into my nodes and for one night I feared the worst.

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  • doxie
    doxie Member Posts: 1,455
    edited January 2015

    Maybe you should got to the onco earlier? Or to your PCP? It might clarify what the problem is.

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited January 2015

    Absolutely agree w/Doxie. Why wait?

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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited January 2015

    I was actually supposed to see the onc after the mammo but due to the blizzard they flipped the appointments. I did go back and see his nurse who I trust. Basically she said nodes can swell for lots of reasons especially on someone like me who has lymphedema. The official recommendation is redo mammo in 6 months, but my onc will examine in 8 weeks and do ultrasound if still swollen.

    Ironically if I get a zit on the other side those nodes swell and I have a node in my neck that swells too. I have been having an asthma flare up so that could be the cause. Sigh. I don't want to have an biopsy if I can avoid

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  • bhd1
    bhd1 Member Posts: 3,874
    edited January 2015

    Oh cookiegaI am sorry you have to go thru this. Praying the it is nothing

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  • Binney4
    Binney4 Member Posts: 8,609
    edited January 2015

    Cookiegal, soooo sorry for the node alarm. I can just feel that gut-panic you must be going through. Prayers for only a great outcome on this--and the sooner the better.

    Gentle hugs, and how about some chocolate?
    Binney

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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited January 2015

    what scares me is that if it is cancer...I think the staging would be serious.

    I did have a very nice brownie last night...washed down with a beer.

    Basically I have to just keep functioning on a high level.

    I noticed on active topics there are a lot of swollen nodes out there.

    If it were larger they would probably be more aggressive

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