Early onset symptoms of BC that has spread to lungs?

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Misty879
Misty879 Member Posts: 41
edited December 2017 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

Hello,

I was diagnosed in June 2016 with IDC, Stage 1, Grade 2 with no spread to the lymph nodes or to the blood vessels. I had surgery in September 2016 and it's been a year and I have had good blood work since then every 6 months my doctor tests me. But a month ago I came down with a cold and had a cough and it's been 3 weeks since the cough started, but there are still remnants of it. It's the kind of cough you get when you go outside in cold air and breathe in, it's a catching cough I would describe it as. I also find myself short of breath when doing simple things like walking up the stairs. I was wondering if anyone here has had BC spread to the lungs and what your earliest symptoms were like? I made an appointment with my MO just for him to check it out for me, but in the meantime thought I would reach out to the BC community to see what early onset symptoms are in some people.

Thanks in advance,

Misty

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  • NineTwelve
    NineTwelve Member Posts: 569
    edited December 2017

    Hi, Misty. My symptoms for lung mets were shortness of breath and a cough that I had when I leaned back, or laughed - anything that caused my diaphragm to contract.

    My mets were "accidentally" diagnosed when they saw fluid around my lung in an x-ray. I had the fluid drained and was much more comfortable. After treatment the mets disappeared, and so did the shortness of breath.

    Your cold might just be lingering, or you could have an unrelated condition, but please let your oncologist know about this cough.

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