Secondaries in lymph nodes, all over

Living with secondary breast cancer Supporting each other and sharing experiences
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Hello,

i had primary BBC 11 years ago, and today had the news that I now have extensive mets in my lymph nodes, from shoulders down to groin. Waiting to see what treatment, know it will be chemo, but I have never heard of this kind of mets, I have heard of it going to lungs, liver, bones , skin or brain, but not nodes. Does anyone else here have any experience of this? 

Thanks

Kinden

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Hi Kinden,

 

I had primary cancer 4 years ago and was diagnosed secondary this June. 

I have mets in my liver, adrenal gland and bones. I also have cancer in a cluster of nodes in my neck, one near my heart, several in my pelvis. Like you, I haven’t heard of many people with nodal mets, but my oncologist said cancer just goes wherever it wants!

I was lucky to have noticeable nodes in my neck, otherwise I’d never have discovered the rest. It’s bought me some time!  : )

I did a trial of cabazitaxel and I’ve just started capecitabine.

How are you coping? When are you likely to start chemo?

Bethie