CAT Scan

Hi all:

All I can say, hold on, put your seat belt on, keep your hands on and sit down, the roller coaster is starting.

I was dianosed 12/14/07 with triple negative breast cancer in my left breast. I have already had an MRI. My chest x-ray showed a spot in the right, lower, lobe of my lung. I had an CAT Scan but it was not able to identify what the spot is. My surgeon is sending me to an oncologist for a PET Scan, Bone Scan for her opinion.

The surgeon did say it would be very unusual for this spot to be cancer, she'd expect to see more than one spot if it was cancer. I did have a chest x-ray in Oct. of 2003 and the spot was not there.

Anyone have any opinions? I was scheduled to have a lumpectomy on 1/7, but now that is cancelled. Now, I am wondering if I should just have a mastectomy so I don't have to worry all of the time. I am the Worry Wort of Macomb County, MI. My daughter used to tell her school friends, "Oh, you don't have to worry about that, just tell my mom and she'll worry for you." Get the picture? And, I cry at store openings, so I am a mess.

The surgeon still says she can do a lumpectomy because I am bodacious and she says that there is a lot to work with. But with a 4.6cm tumor, and this damn spot on my lung, I am falling apart and think that maybe I should just have the mastectomy and be over with the entire mess.

Any suggestions? I am most interested in anyone that has any information about the spot on my lung. I feel hopeful because the Dr. said it would be very unusual for it to be cancer.

Thanks

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