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thinkpositive · 11-22-2017, 08:10 AM

Hello everybody,

I'm 4 1/2 years out since my diagnosis. Since I was er/pr negative, my onc told me that if I make it to 5 years without any recurrence then my chances of being "cured" are very high. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to that day!

My concern is that I just recently started getting these "thunderclap" headaches. These are headaches that come on all of a sudden and are the worst headaches ever. I felt like my head was going to explode both times I experienced these. Both times I was lifting weights in a class at the Y. I was in so much pain I had to leave in the middle of class. I rarely get headaches at all and certainly never ones like this!

I went to the doctor yesterday and they are going to do a CT scan of my head to make sure I don't have a mass of some kind in my brain. I'm hopeful that it isn't but just wondering if any of you have experienced anything similar.

Take care,
Brenda

11-22-2017, 08:10 AM	#1
thinkpositive Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 411	Thunderclap headaches anybody? Hello everybody, I'm 4 1/2 years out since my diagnosis. Since I was er/pr negative, my onc told me that if I make it to 5 years without any recurrence then my chances of being "cured" are very high. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to that day! My concern is that I just recently started getting these "thunderclap" headaches. These are headaches that come on all of a sudden and are the worst headaches ever. I felt like my head was going to explode both times I experienced these. Both times I was lifting weights in a class at the Y. I was in so much pain I had to leave in the middle of class. I rarely get headaches at all and certainly never ones like this! I went to the doctor yesterday and they are going to do a CT scan of my head to make sure I don't have a mass of some kind in my brain. I'm hopeful that it isn't but just wondering if any of you have experienced anything similar. Take care, Brenda __________________ 8/2013 Diagnosed IDC Left Breast ER-/PR-/HER2+ Stage 3C, DCIS ER+/PR+/HER2- Right Breast (54 yr) 8/2013 PET/CT scan shows mass in uterues and suprclavicular nodes 8/20/13 Begin 6 rounds TCH chemo, Perjeta added for rounds 4-6 9/2013 After 1st round of chemo, mass in neck and breast no longer able to feel 11/2013 Hysterectomy, mass from PET/CT scan not cancer (adenomylosis) 12/2013 Finished chemo 1/2014 Double mastectomy with chest expanders 1/2014 Pathology report from surgery and SNB show complete pathological response! 3/2014 Finish IMRT radiation 8/2014 Fat transfer to radiated breast 8/2014 Completed 1 yr of Herceptin 10/2014 exchange surgery expanders removed implants placed 6/2015 3D nipple and areola tattoos