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Hi Becca~
Thanks for your reply.
I met with a Urologist yesterday & he also said that while mets to this area is uncommon, it is possible. He's ruled out all other possibilities that would cause the bilateral stricture & seems pretty convinced it's BC mets.
I'm scheduled for my regular q12wk PET scan on 11/18, but am trying to move it up.
From the Urology standpoint, I will have to swap out the plastic stents that were placed during the emergency surgery 2 wks ago for more durable, rigid metallic ones-I'll probably do that before the end of the year, since my deductible is met.
I just don't want to land in the ER again & want to do whatever I can to prevent that.
Do you have labs drawn more often or is the US & CTsufficient?
I'm so sorry you're wrestling with this as well & I so appreciate your input
I feel a so blindsided by this. I've been fighting the StageIV fight since my primary dx in May'02. I had liver mets & fought those back, had a liver resection in Dec'05 & since then have felt great relief that my liver has remained NED.
Now the threat of my kidneys has my spinning with fear again.
I'm sure my onc will want me to go back on chemo...I've only been off since last March (92 rounds to date) & just finished 7 weeks of rads 3 weeks ago for a 2nd supraclav mets recurrence.
I hate this disease so much. I hate it for all of us and for all of our loved ones & care givers that fight for us & with us.
It's a bit of a struggle these days, but...
Keeping the Faith~
Jessica
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