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Re: Scared that I may have skin mets
Marcia,
Anyone that's been dx with bc has these same fears...it's only normal. I've had bilat mastectomies. Every once in a while I will notice a couple red spots just below...and sometimes right along my scar line. What you describe sounds exactly what shows up on me every now and then. (It's only like 2 or 3 dots.) At first it scared me to death...but I know now it's nothing. I have had it checked out & they find nothing. These red spots show up over night..and I now believe it's where the bottom band of my bra rides around my body and aggravates the skin? Also I have the weighted prothesis which sits right there too...or close enough. I just looked and I have 3 little red spots right now on the left side but I know now...they will be gone by tomorrow probably by tomorrow. I'm sure there are alot of changes under our skin after mastectomies. That's a pretty involved surgery...so I don't think it takes much to aggravate the skin in this area. I really believe you your ok...but glad you had it checked out because it's the only way to have peace of mind.
So try not to worry...easier said then done I know. But I know of several gals at my cancer center that deal with this same thing.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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