breast cancer that spread to the lungs - Cancer: Breast Message Board

maria konoff · 11-30-2005, 09:47 AM

has anyone had any experience with this? trying to find info for a friend.

Kalie · 12-03-2005, 01:21 AM

Hi,
I'm sorry to hear your cancer has spread. I also have lesions in both lungs, my liver, ribs and vertebrae. How are you doing physically? Do you have any symptoms like coughing or shortness of breath? My condition is now stable (although far from remission) and I am asymptomatic as far as my lungs are concerned. I did however, have my right lung drained several times to relieve the fluid build-up (and thus coughing) that occurred earlier. If you have any symptoms you can have this done -- it's almost painless and is an outpatient procedure. It only takes about 30 minutes.

How are you doing mentally? It's a really scary thing to deal with. I'm still scared and not afraid to admit it, but I'm also proof that metastasis isn't a death sentence. I'm 28 (first diagnosed at 25) and have been under chemotherapy for the past year and a half.

Post back please. I'm here and would like to listen if you need someone to talk to who understands what you're going through.

Best,
Kalie

maria konoff · 12-08-2005, 10:45 AM

kalee,
thank you for answering, i am doing research for someone who isn't able to. i am getting info for her. she did not ask questions in the beginning and i think she just figured she was given a death sentence.

she is on arimidex right now and had bc removed 5 yrs ago was on tamoxifin after that switched to arimidex when found lung cancer in august.

hysterectomy in september

now doc is having her get scanned again before tell if can have surgery remove the two nodes. he's not putting her on chemo yet, said that he wants to see how the hormonal therapy does for her first.

she does have shortness of breath and he did not answer her question on what she can do for that

In my opinion she should be on chemo now and also need to find out if she is her2newpositive so can get on herceptin.

do you work? she was told that she is considered disabled. considering applying for disability for her.

please email me @ []. this woman is a minority single mom of 4 kids. has a great significant other for 9 years. she does not appear to be someone inclined to ask why and push people. fortunately i excel at that

tell me about you and what works for you. did you have a hysterectomy?

maria