I have recently had op to remove lump and lymph nodes breast was cleared but lymph nodes showed cells and now under going chemo but last night I found another lump in other boob but dont have another mamogram till end of July anyone else had this problem
Joanne
Had a lump in my good boob last month but it went away of it’s own accord - it appears just ahead of my period so I think it was hormonal. Get the BCN to check the new lump for you and if they feel there is a need to get a mammo done they will refer you.
Joanne, call your hospital now and let them know. Leave a message for your oncologist, anything. It’s vital for your peace of mind if nothing else that they check the new lump out now. All the best,
Sue xx
Joanne
i found a lump in my other breast, by chance i had an appointment to see the surgeon for a post op check the same day and told him. he checked me and because nothing showed up when i got my mammogram he sent me for an ultra-sound. i was told the lump was just a cyst. call the bcn tomorrow and get it checked.
Joanne
I agree with WestsideSue and Vodka. For your own peace of mind get the lump checked out ASAP.
Kirsty xx
ditto love FB xxx
Yes get it checked out a soon as you can. I too had a lump in my good breast. It turned out to be a cyst and responded to Nurofen, but it did freak me out momentarily.
Pauline
Joanne
s…t, really feeling for you mate, go get it sorted. Really feeling for you, everything crossed for you and keep me posted. Make it tomorrow!
Lily x
dear Joanne do not delay the only thing to do is get onc or bcn to check it ASAP
Wow! I thought I must be the only one to find a lump in my ‘good’ remaining breast and was so worried I hadn’t dared even post on the site - I should have known better!! My hubby and friend made me phone the hospital so am waiting for BCN to arrange an appointment to see someone. Glad to hear that others have been through similar and it turned out not to be the c-word, well, not glad, but hopefully you’ll know what I mean. I do hope I’m as fortunate as others - and you too Joanne. My BCN said that even if it does turn out to be something to be encouraged that I am already having chemo so it is already being treated - but I really don’t want it to be anything. I was beginning to feel that I had faced up to everything I had been through and what was to come - and then finding the lump really took the ground from under me and I realise how attached I am to my one ‘good’ breast, which seems so silly when lots of ladies on here have had to give up both.
All the best Joanne - rooting for you.
Angela
I know this sounds stupid but iam terrified of another biopsy could face that just now
Joanne
Hi everyone
I went through this new lump in good boob lately and my head was all over the place!!!
Mine turned out to be 2 cysts which they thankfully drained!!
I know its hard but try not to worry as most lumps are benign
Will be thinking about you
Take Care
Kay xx
Hi
I too found another lump in my good boob while on rads in april, i had an ultrasound/ mammogram and a biopsy which came back clear ( but so did my other one which turned out to be grade 3 / her2 and 7/21 lymph nodes involved ) so im having it taken out next friday, ive also had 3 x fec and 3 x tax and just had 9th herceptin yesterday so im hoping it is going to be ok
Joanne
I too hated going back to the clinic and going through all the tests again ( it brings it all back ) but its best to get it checked out and hopefully put your mind at rest
Good Luck xxxxx
Mizzy
I know this isn’t that comforting but when I got my results back from my right breast and they knew it was cancer they sent me back up to the clinic for a mamogram and ultrasound on the other breast too and guess what. Yep you guessed it another tumour. So I did end up having a bilateral mastectomy.
I asked if maybe the first had spread and they assured me that it’s quite possible for 2 tumours to occur at the same time independently, this is what happened to me as one was triple neg ie not responsive to hormones or her2 and the other one was slightly pr and er positive.
This must sound really bad but in reality both were caught early, lymph nodes were clear on both sides and I’m currently doign chemo because they were both grade 3, eg fast growing.
On the plus side having had a bilateral mastectomy there is no breast tissue left for a recurrence in breast tissue to happen. I see that as good.
The surgeon who saw me pointed out that for 2 tumors to have occurred at the same time meant that I was obviously prone to the disease and gettign rid of the tissue altogether was sensible so at least I don’t have to worry about that.
It’s likely that it’s just a benign lump but if not you can deal with it, you know you can, you’ve made it this far.
I do feel really unlucky to have had 2 lots of breast cancer at once but I feel nothing short of blessed that neither of them made it to the lymph system so act fast ladies if you are in any doubt at all.
still here, still smiling.
Lots of love
Angie
Joanne,
Have you talked to anyone yet? All of what you have gone through so far would be for what if you did not follow it through. Hoping to hear someone is looking after you and guiding you through this next scarey bit. All the luck in the world, and hoping this is just a big scare. Please do something if you have not already. Think of the family and walk in there.
Huge hugs
Lily x x
I havent spoken to anyone yet as its still sinking in . I had Grade 1 plus lymph node involvement so now on chemo but dont go for mamogram till end of July. But BC nurse is calling today so I will say to her. I have decided to go for a removale of both breast and recon after all my treatment has finished sometime in the New Year so that will remove the worry of it returning.
Joanne
Joanne
thanks for letting me know. I was worried about you. That was a big brave decision to make about the surgery and recon.
How did you get on about the lump today? Well done.
Hugs
lily x
hi lily200
Spoke to my BC nurse she’s coming out next week to see me as Ive been really low and as she said it’s not like me.
She said the lump is nothing to worry about as it would have been picked up on first mamo so probably a cyst.
Joanne
hi Angie,
I’m waiting for a biopsy on my other breast, as MRI scan showed a suspicious area. I’m expecting to need a further mastectomy, as that is how i felt after first one in march. i don’t want the worry either.
however, I’m not sure if i will be able to stand the big op for recon later. i don’t cope very well with the anaesthetic.
has anyone coped with bilateral mastectomy without having reconstrucive surgery? i just hate what all this does to your body image. I feel that my feminity is all being stripped away bit by bit. it’s so hard.
Ann x
Hi.
I read that cysts do not show up on mammograms and that sort of explains why when I had my dx they told me they had suspicions immediately from the mammos. It is a good sign if they did not see it before, remembering mammos pick up cancer years earlier than by examinations.Why don’t you write down some questions to ask her about your future plans for the recon so you can really go over your decision. You will never have a better chance to really chew it over, it is a mental decision as well as a physical one. My antenna tells me you have been rocked by this one and I can understand why. When you posted this, I realised that I had stopped examining myself and mentioned this to my local friend with BC. I said I seem to think because I am in the middle of treatment I have some sort of insurance policy that everything else is being dealt with, she was shocked because she realised she was doing the same.
Hugs mate
Lily x