Latest Path Report, good thing its gone.

Margerie · 03-20-2007, 08:57 AM

Congrats on your somewhat unremarkable boob! I hope your axilla calms down so you can enjoy life. It probably is sore from all that inflammation in your breast.

I know you have had such stress. Try to rest and recover (at least for a day!)

Have you found your new onc yet? Hope you can make a fresh start with him/her.

Joy · 03-20-2007, 09:35 AM

Chelee, I'm choosing to think you are all good! And I also hope this is a fresh new start with a fresh new team of docs!

Sandy H · 03-20-2007, 11:29 AM

Your report sounds good to me. Why don't you wait until you are healed from your surgery and see how you feel. You may have to do some stretching exercises in physical therapy to loosen up that area. There are lots of nerves around the arm area, having a port I am sure may change how some of those nerves act. Having skin mets and lymphedema in the chest area from time to time gives me many different sensations and some time pain in the fat pad as they call it between the arm and chest. I believe it is called cord syndrome or a tightening of the fat pad. I have been through lymphedema treatment a few times and have had that cord worked on by a lymphedema specialist. One does not have to have lymphedema to have arm pain. If this does not resolve after you are healed from surgery I would at least get a consult for some physical therapy. I just had a friend after 8 years of a bc diagnose, with no recurrence, complain about arm pain and chest discomfort. She had a lumpectomy 8 years ago with radiation. She had been to physical therapy and still had pain. I suggested she see my lymphedema specialist which she did and now she is doing fine or I should say is much happier, she has daily stretching she does and feels so much better. I am not a doctor or even a nurse but this maybe something you will want to think about. Wishing you well. hugs, Sandy

Hopeful · 03-20-2007, 04:33 PM

Chelee,

I am glad that your surgery went well and that you can now focus on recovering and feeling better. All good wishes coming your way.

Hopeful

Chelee · 03-20-2007, 09:12 PM

Becky, Thanks for all the great information. Your always so great at explaining things. It sounds like I got most of the information correct other then the fact that NOT all hyperplasia turns into DCIS. Maybe my surgeon said it *can* turn into DCIS and then IDC over time. (Verses that it *does* over time.) I just know I feel a sense of relief that this is over & done with.

My surgeon assured me there was no signs of DCIS...only the hyperplasia...so that was very good news. The only thing left to cause this pain in the axilla *has* to be the port? I've had the port in for 13 months now and I know it sure looks bad on my arm where the cathether tubing runs under the skin. Its all red and has scar tissure built up on it. I do believe I am at the END of my herceptin. But to be honest I've kept my mouth shut since my onc pays NO attention to me or whats going on. If they gave me a few extra herceptin by accident, I sure wasn't going to say a word about it.

I missed three wks of herceptin when I landed in the hospital...so this month probably is the LAST of herceptin. I know my nurse just asked me this last time? (I think they are ON to me.) LOL I'm busted. So if they figure it out for sure...I WILL have my port pulled to see if the port is the problem? Process of elimination. My axilla feels like I *scraped* the *inside* of it really hard on a brick wall. It really hurts. I'll give it a couple weeks to settle down and then see about getting it pulled.

One last thing...I am SMILING after getting this last path report...and even more so after hearing from you...and Lani's great information she took the time to post. Its much apperciated.

Chelee

Chelee · 03-20-2007, 11:49 PM

Lani, Your post was very enlightening. Yes I am perimenopausal. Four days after my surgery I was spotting. My body was trying to start my cycle for the *first* time in a year. So that no doubt would explain the high degree of florid my surgeon mentioned. (He said it was really HIGH.) But thanks to you...I now know why. Thanks so much for your time and trouble to post those for me. I am just thrilled now for a change. I've had enough stress this year...its about time I get some good news.
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Thanks to each and everyone one of you for your replies. I get so much more here then I could even think about getting down at my cancer center. You guys are all awesome.

Chelee