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Chelee · 01-05-2007, 11:36 PM

Ruth, Maybe thats all it is....a swollen lymph node as you mentioned. My surgeon said it was a lymph node *in* the breast. I sure know my entire breast hurts really bad...and under axilla area. I was hoping it would of settled down by now.

Since you mentioned hormonal changes...I wonder if the zoladex and femara can be the cause of this pain & enlarged breast? I am peri-meno and my onc *withholds* my Zoladex each month from me till she checks my Estrodiol level. She says they like it to be UNDER 20. Well this last time it was already at 34 on the day they took the blood & I had been without Zoladex for days. By the time I finally got my Zoladex it was probably in the mid 40's. Thats when all this pain started & has gotten worse.

I made then check my Estrodiol Tues. Called today and I am ON the Zoladex now...and it was 18. (Barely under the 20 mark.) So maybe its all this causing it? I just hope this Femara isn't making things worse since my estrogen levels go up the minute I'm off the zoladex. Other women I know say their estrodiol level is 6 or so. Mines high compared to them?

Thanks so much for your reply Ruth. I really appreciate it.

Chelee

01-05-2007, 11:36 PM	#3
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Ruth, Maybe thats all it is....a swollen lymph node as you mentioned. My surgeon said it was a lymph node in the breast. I sure know my entire breast hurts really bad...and under axilla area. I was hoping it would of settled down by now. Since you mentioned hormonal changes...I wonder if the zoladex and femara can be the cause of this pain & enlarged breast? I am peri-meno and my onc withholds my Zoladex each month from me till she checks my Estrodiol level. She says they like it to be UNDER 20. Well this last time it was already at 34 on the day they took the blood & I had been without Zoladex for days. By the time I finally got my Zoladex it was probably in the mid 40's. Thats when all this pain started & has gotten worse. I made then check my Estrodiol Tues. Called today and I am ON the Zoladex now...and it was 18. (Barely under the 20 mark.) So maybe its all this causing it? I just hope this Femara isn't making things worse since my estrogen levels go up the minute I'm off the zoladex. Other women I know say their estrodiol level is 6 or so. Mines high compared to them? Thanks so much for your reply Ruth. I really appreciate it. Chelee __________________ 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.