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Becky · 03-24-2008, 02:05 PM

Did you have a lumpectomy? I think I remember that you did. If so, where was your breast tumor and did you get rads near the sternum. Lung cancer or almost any primary cancer presents as one tumor, not two. Secondly, lots of women on this board have had the same thing as you - 2+ nodules in a lung (and on the lumpectomy side). None were cancer and deemed from rads (which really do affect the affected side more than we care to think - I for one do not have the breath I used to when running and cannot go as far or as fast without having to stop).

You need to get it checked out but the likihood that it is something is small.

Happy Cancerversary to you!

03-24-2008, 02:05 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Did you have a lumpectomy? I think I remember that you did. If so, where was your breast tumor and did you get rads near the sternum. Lung cancer or almost any primary cancer presents as one tumor, not two. Secondly, lots of women on this board have had the same thing as you - 2+ nodules in a lung (and on the lumpectomy side). None were cancer and deemed from rads (which really do affect the affected side more than we care to think - I for one do not have the breath I used to when running and cannot go as far or as fast without having to stop). You need to get it checked out but the likihood that it is something is small. Happy Cancerversary to you! __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"