CancerCompass message board discussion started by donnalynn on 2/19/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21114,0.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I was originally diagnosed with stage 2B, ER+, Her2Nue + breast cancer less than 2 yrs. ago. I had chemo(Adriamycin and Cytoxin and then Taxol, following by Herceptin for a year. I also had radiation for 6 weeks. I am on Arimidex at this time. I had a CT scan done last week for reasons not pertaining to my cancer (it was actually a coronary artery calcium screening) due to my now having high cholesterol. Anyway, during the CT scan some non-calcified nodules showed up on my lung, along with a small lesion on the liver.  These are small and my internist suggested to me to wait 4 mos and have another CT scan. The lesions were less than 4mm. Just wondering if anyone else has had anything like this show up. I can't help but worry that this is a metastasis and don't know if I should push the issue of further test at this time or if it is safe to wait and see if they are growing?  donnalynn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/19/2008 donnalynn wrote:I was originally diagnosed with stage 2B, ER+, Her2Nue + breast cancer less than 2 yrs. ago. I had chemo(Adriamycin and Cytoxin and then Taxol, following by Herceptin for a year. I also had radiation for 6 weeks. I am on Arimidex at this time. I had a CT scan done last week for reasons not pertaining to my cancer (it was actually a coronary artery calcium screening) due to my now having high cholesterol. Anyway, during the CT scan some non-calcified nodules showed up on my lung, along with a small lesion on the liver.  These are small and my internist suggested to me to wait 4 mos and have another CT scan. The lesions were less than 4mm. Just wondering if anyone else has had anything like this show up. I can't help but worry that this is a metastasis and don't know if I should push the issue of further test at this time or if it is safe to wait and see if they are growing? Hi:Sorry for your great concerns..I know how frustrating these things can be.I would be like you and not want to wait 4 whole months to see what happens.. Sounds like your cancer has the same her2 gene that mine has..and this makes it an aggressive variety unfortunately.. dont want to scare you though.. my mets showed up from a routine chest xray last May because of orthopedic surgery I was being prepared for.  I pressed my primary dr. to do a ct. scan and the nodule in my lung showed up again..I should have mentioned that it showed up on my routine xray..and for a nodule to show up on an xray it has to have been there for a little while.. it was only 11mm..  the dr.s of course wanted to do this wait and see stuff too.. but thankgoodness my primary dr. could see how uptight I was about it and he sent me for the ct scan..then when it showed up again he sent me on to a pulmonary dr. which then did a pet/scan.. and the nodule lit up..meaning that it was showing cancerous activity in several places...I was then sent to a surgeon for a biopsy of the lung nodule he instead sampled the medistinal lymph nodes that were lighting up and the diagnosis came back as br. ca. mets to lung & surrounding lymph nodes and in my neck area..  I have been on chemo since last Sept. and so far the meds i am given has resolved most of the cancerous activity..but because I also have the overexpression of the her2 gene I now have to have herceptin treatments to keep this monster from getting out of control.  I have found out that once the cancer has become this her2 gene overexpressed that it will continue to be such through out the fight of my cancer..  So if I were you and if you can, I would press on and find another dr. who will take this more serious..especially when there is a nodule on the liver too.  So far mine has been contained in the lung area..and that is where my dr. is trying to keep it..  So please for your own sake..go forward with this investigation and try not to wait the 4 months they are saying..  her2 gene overexpression is nothing to ponder about..I have learned that now..  an education is a wonderful thing and as we experience this stuff the more education we get on the subject..good luck to you..let me know what you find out..blessings your way..Jodie Jodie Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Dear Jodie,Hope you are doing okay. Thanks for the reply. My onocologist did order more CT scans. She thought that she felt something in my neck and I had a CT scan of my neck, check, and abdomen.  The results showed no DEFINITE metastasis. The neck was clear and the liver showed some type of cyst,but the nodules in the neck were too small to characterize at this time. She says this is good news for now.  I will have them repeated in 6 mos. So, it is still a waiting game.    donnalynn Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hello!  I'm going through the same thing. I was diagnosed with Breast cancer in 2/07 (age 38) at stage 1, ER +, BRAC -, had lumpectomy, radiation and now I'm on tamoxifen. In December there were 3 tiny non calcified nodules found on my right lung and my oncologist said we'll watch and wait. Just had my 3 month scan with no changes, so I guess that's good for now. I have a long smoking history and even though my cancer was caught early I have a bad feeling this might be early lung mets.I have a long smoking imasurvivor2 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Forgot to add that i have several "reactive" lymph nodes above my right collar bone that have been there for over a year. I wonder if it is coincidence since the nodules are in my right lung?Does anyone here have that as well? imasurvivor2 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT