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sassy · 02-28-2009, 08:37 PM

This thread really got me thinking about other things that might be related to BC that occured prior to DX.

As far back as I can remember, I had what appeared to be a light colored mole, surrounded by an area that had no pigmentation, just above the areola on my affected breast. Cancer related?

Also, for several months prior to dx, I had an "itch" in the area where the upper edge of my bra joined the side elastic going under the arm. I was constantly hooking my thumb under my bra to scratch the itch. I now realize that the itch was in the area where my very small tumor and larger area of necrosis was found. Could I somehow have been "feeling" the cancer? Or was this just coincidence? Didn't have the same "itch" in the other breast.

02-28-2009, 08:37 PM	#17
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	This thread really got me thinking about other things that might be related to BC that occured prior to DX. As far back as I can remember, I had what appeared to be a light colored mole, surrounded by an area that had no pigmentation, just above the areola on my affected breast. Cancer related? Also, for several months prior to dx, I had an "itch" in the area where the upper edge of my bra joined the side elastic going under the arm. I was constantly hooking my thumb under my bra to scratch the itch. I now realize that the itch was in the area where my very small tumor and larger area of necrosis was found. Could I somehow have been "feeling" the cancer? Or was this just coincidence? Didn't have the same "itch" in the other breast. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!