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JennyB · 10-09-2011, 12:02 AM

Thanks Ellie and Nancy for your supportive words,
The lump has now been there for quite a few days and I am doubting if it ever was transient or if I just stopped feeling deep enough - it is rather deep to find and sometimes I guess subconsciously you just don't want to find it?
Anyway as was feeling very anxious I called my onc! It is sunday here so you can imagine how bad I am!
He asked a few questions and has basically said its 50/50. He did say it would be classed as a local recurrence but was a little sketchy as to how bad that would show the Herceptin as working for me?? He said something about Herceptin being better against lung liver and bones than lymph??
Anyway I will let you know Tuesday how I go finger s crossed for me please!
Oh he did also say that it is not uncommon to get lumps other than cancer in the vicinity due to radiation scar tissue etc so hope like hell that is me, I have recently started back at the gym and swimming - I'm clutching at straws and rambling sorry.
Jenny xx

10-09-2011, 12:02 AM	#6
JennyB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Hedland, Australia Posts: 382	Re: Lump in lymph node Thanks Ellie and Nancy for your supportive words, The lump has now been there for quite a few days and I am doubting if it ever was transient or if I just stopped feeling deep enough - it is rather deep to find and sometimes I guess subconsciously you just don't want to find it? Anyway as was feeling very anxious I called my onc! It is sunday here so you can imagine how bad I am! He asked a few questions and has basically said its 50/50. He did say it would be classed as a local recurrence but was a little sketchy as to how bad that would show the Herceptin as working for me?? He said something about Herceptin being better against lung liver and bones than lymph?? Anyway I will let you know Tuesday how I go finger s crossed for me please! Oh he did also say that it is not uncommon to get lumps other than cancer in the vicinity due to radiation scar tissue etc so hope like hell that is me, I have recently started back at the gym and swimming - I'm clutching at straws and rambling sorry. Jenny xx __________________ Diagnosed Nov '10 IDC whilst pregnant with 2nd child Her 2 ++ ER/PR + but weak and patchy 50% + 5% Left mastectomy Dec '10, 6cm tumour 1 of 2 lymph (micro mets) Clear margins but lymphovasculer invasion Stage 3a Grade 3 Fec 100 x 3 Jan '11 Taxotere X 3 and Herceptin X 1yr Staging scans - CT brain & body and bone - May '11 - NED!! Start Femara - in chemo induced menapause 25 Rads June '11 Dec '11 Menstruation resumed - zoladex inj monthly and Tamoxifen Feb '12 Back on Femera and Zoladex March '12 CT brain & body & bone scan all clear Zometa x2/yearly April '12 - Oopherectomy Praying the Herceptin is as good as its hype!!