Early symptoms of lung met?

Hi Artista928. When i had my diagnostic scans they found 2 nodules on my lungs. One was 4.7mm the other about 2mm. My surgeon was never concerned about them, but, my Radio and Medical Oncologists were both not convinced about them being benign. After 3 months of AC chemo they rescanned and noted that there was no change (this scan was 6 months after my original scan). They decided that they are most likely old scaring from something in my past.

I was worried about them and then got a cough, I asked my surgeon about them and he said that it would be very highly unlikely that my cough was anything to do with my nodules. He said that you would need heaps of very small nodules (eg. hundreds) or for them to be the size of a golf ball for them to become symptomatic. They carried on with the Taxol chemo. I haven't had anymore scans and unlikely to get them rescanned unless I get symptomatic. They cannot biopsy until the nodules are 1cm or larger. I was very worried about mine being mets, and sometimes still get worried, but, I feel fine at the moment and have just had to learn to accept the uncertainty that breast cancer brings.

Another friend of mine has the same thing. She is 3.5 years out from breast cancer treatment (very similar diagnosis to mine) and got a very bad cough that wouldn't go away (4 months of bad coughing, her Onc was very concerned). They re-checked her nodules and there was no change. Benign nodules are very common.

I previously posted in the lung nodule and dreaded re-scan topics. Lots of the women there have been in the same boat as us. Hugs to you, I understand your stress.