Mets to Lungs

cramer6d,

We are so very sorry to hear of your diagnosis, but we're very glad you found us. We know you'll meet many others here who have been faced with this tough diagnosis, but have lots of advice and support for you. We're sure others will be by soon to welcome you.

In the meantime, you may want to introduce yourself on the Stage IV ONLY forum, where we have many members managing a stage IV diagnosis.

Also, the main Breastcancer.org site has great information on lung mets that you may find helpful.

You may also want to fill out your profile so others can see your diagnostic and treatment information, which will help them answer your questions. You can fill out your profile by clicking My Profile at the top right of your screen, and following the prompts to enter your information in the My Diagnoses and My Treatment tabs.

We hope this helps, and we look forward to hearing more from you soon. Please let us know if you need any help at all!

--The Mods

Hi Cramer6d,

I was also initially diagnosed as stage IV due to malignant pleural effusion in the right lung. I had increasing shortness of breath and a cough that simply would not let up. I had thoracentesis a couple of times but then had a PleurX Catheter inserted so that the lung could be drained more easily. I had it for about six months, draining twice a week until finally they fluid decreased. I still have a bit of loculated fluid in the right lung but the fluid doesn't bother me at all. In my case, Taxol was not very effective but the combination of an AI and Ibrance seemed to help.

There is a thread for lung mets but it is not very active. There are a number of us who have had it, some who are long term survivors.

Sending a virtual hug. Pat

Hello

Can anyone tell me if your site has a Chat Room?

Thanks!

anita

Hi, sorry about your dx. How are the meds? How difficult? I had Taxol and Cytoxin plus 6 weeks of rads when I was first dx in 2011