Posted 6/11/2015 9:28 AM (GMT 0)
I was dx with early BC in 2013 plus a strong family history, but tested negative for the braccA test had a double masectomy and removal of a few lymph nodes, was told it looked all good. Over the past year + went through the reconstructive ordeal ( which is a whole other discussion) ,in Jan/Feb had some pre op test done for hernia repair follow up, was never told about any spots on my lung. So last week had to do pre-op test for more revisions ,was told about the nodule on my lung and that it had grown from 1 mm to 9 mm , did a ct scan, now am scheduled for a pet scan on Tuesday, so far this week has crawled slowly cause we all know the waiting is worse. My team of doctors are all thinking the same thing " cancer" One doc said maybe MET cancer, my breast surgeon says since we caught it early it could be regular old lung cancer since I am a former smoker. Now I sit here and all I can do is worry and have panic attacks ,making a bucket list laughing on the out side. But in reality I am scared out of my mind. Mad at my pcm because if I did not have the pre-op stuff done we would have never known that it had grown. At 9 mm it's small and early, but my fear is ...if it's smoking related, the outlook is much better, with the other option not so good. So my question is does any one here have MET cancer or know of someone and if you have any input on whether early BC could turn into Met ( can't spell the word right now) one breast was in situ (spelling) the other was " early" . Please, any reply would be great. On a semi- bright thought: Due to the many complications I have had my brother has declared me the poster child for "if it can go wrong , it will: lol, and I hate this feeling , it's just not fair