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Lolly · 03-25-2008, 05:34 PM

Hi; I've been fighting skin mets for over a year now, and also at my first recurrence in 2001 had several skin mets that dissapeared with treatment. I've had them manifest as both a rashy area, and small bumps under the skin that enlarge and then the skin starts weeping, so I'd definitely get this thing biopsied if I were you, for peace of mind. BC mets usually mainfest in the chest/abdominal area, but are known to show up on the arms as well, and rarely the back. Don't want to scare you as it could also just be a harmless cyst. My husband had one on his back removed and biopsied at my insistence and it WAS just a cyst, but we were both relieved to know for sure.

<3 Lolly

03-25-2008, 05:34 PM	#4
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Hi; I've been fighting skin mets for over a year now, and also at my first recurrence in 2001 had several skin mets that dissapeared with treatment. I've had them manifest as both a rashy area, and small bumps under the skin that enlarge and then the skin starts weeping, so I'd definitely get this thing biopsied if I were you, for peace of mind. BC mets usually mainfest in the chest/abdominal area, but are known to show up on the arms as well, and rarely the back. Don't want to scare you as it could also just be a harmless cyst. My husband had one on his back removed and biopsied at my insistence and it WAS just a cyst, but we were both relieved to know for sure. <3 Lolly __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.