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Re: Skin mets? Symptoms?
I had a similar rash but on the mastectomy site of the affected breast so that made me doubly anxious. It would be more like hives and itchy as can be. Sometimes it turned into more of a welt, esp if I itched it. It would disappear and reappear. Often it reappeared when I was hot and when I wore my prosthetics. I asked my onc about it and he did not think it was mets so we decided to watch it. I finally went to my family dr who probably has more experience with rashes and he prescribed a lotion that worked wonderfully. I have had this rash on and off for almost the entire time of my journey with bc. Now that I have had my reconstruction it seems I am not getting the rash anymore but then I am also not wearing my prosthetics and it is winter. I still think you should have it checked out but also think if it appears and reappears it is most likely not mets and just a rash as I had. All the best, Carolyn
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12/17/08 biopsy after two 6 mos mammo recalls
12/30/08 diagnosed high grade IDC & DCIS ER/PR +, Her2 (+++) post menopausal/age 57
1/15/09 double mastectomy/skin sparing; no evidence of vascular/lymphatic invasion, 8neg/8 nodes (tumor 8.0mm)
2/16/09 given portacath/removed 4/30/10
2/18/09 "surprise" 2.0mm tumor/positive borders~completed 28 rads 10/09.
2/23/09 until 4/19/10~treatments every 3wks (4 Cytoxan + Adriamycin, 4 Taxol + Herceptin, 13 Herceptin alone)
8/09 osteoporosis diagnosis/Zometa 3 yrs of 1x/6 months
Chemo side effects; Deafness, kidney function loss
11/09 began Aromatase Inhibitor (Femara)/Feb2014, stopped Femara early/after 3 mos began Tamoxifen for 8 mos to complete 5 years
11/10 Reconstruction, directly to silicone implants
12/11 nipples by skin graft/Right breast size reduced
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