NED 4 Yrs with Stage 3 Lobular. Now worried about IBC

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quiltrunner
quiltrunner Member Posts: 101
edited April 2017 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

I am concerned about a small dimple underneath the cancer side. It feels heavy, tiny dimple but pain/ muscle pain radiates to arm pits to back and shoulders. I had PAP flap reconstruction exactly 1 year ago and wonder if this could be a small suture coming to the surface. I will make an appointment with my dr tomorrow but in the meantime, a little preoccupied with concern that there is a recurrence. Wouldn't a new kind of cancer be considered a recurrence?

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  • wallan
    wallan Member Posts: 1,275
    edited April 2017

    Hey there:

    Hugs to you and crossing my fingers you do not have a recurrance.

    BTW, I was NED 13 years and now have a new breast cancer on the other side. Its NOT considered a recurrance.

    Good luck to you

    wallan

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited April 2017

    Sometimes they are considered new cancers and sometimes recurrences. It depends on location, pathology and such. Let's hope yours is s stitch and not a recurrence

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  • anotherNYCGirl
    anotherNYCGirl Member Posts: 1,033
    edited April 2017

    quilt, - I dont think your description sounds like ibc. I bet it is related to the reconstruction. ( I am still very uncomfortable from mine, and the aches and pains get worse if I make certain moves.)

    Take a deep breath and don't let your imagination take over!

    Let us know what your dr tells you.


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