Hi all I was dx in march with lung mets they are only small but one in each lung I responded v well to chemo and they have been stable since aug at my meeting last wk with onc they are now talking about doing a operation if the lung doc says I’m suitable I was under the impression that with grade 4 you cldnt have any sort of surgery as I’ve been told I can’t have a reconstruction any one else had this type of surgery with sec wld love to talk to u many thanks Laura x
bumping up
sorry, can’t help myself, but hopefully someone else will be along soon.
Alison
Hi Laura
I don’t know about lung or breast surgery, but I am sure others on here have gone on to have a mastectomy and reconstruction with secondaries. I have had surgery on my hip/leg. I have bone and liver secondaries and had a proximal femur replacement earlier this year. I was offered the surgery to prevent my leg fracturing, but I was glad to have so much cancer removed, as that was my most extensive area of mestastises. I was given radiotherapy afterwards ‘to mop up any stray cancer cells that may have been dislodged after surgery.’
I think being offered an op sounds positive!
Good Luck if it goes ahead.
I have bone mets, diagnosed last year just after my primary breast cancer. I went on to have chemo and then lumpectomy and now radiotherapy. On hormone therapy and zometa too.
I also have friend who, following a MX went on to be dx with bone mets. She had to have major surgery to the spine following a tumour on her vertebrae which made it collapse. She is currently in hospital having reconstruction!!
I guess it may depend on your Onc and PCT?/?
Suzanne x