Hello everyone not sure where to start so i will give you a little background about myself.
December 2016 found lump in right breast biopsies done and boom Jan 2nd 2017 Stage 3 HER2 breast cancer. Full treatment, chemo, lumpectomy and 12 cancerous lymph node removal followed by radiotherapy. 2nd June 2018 benign tumour removed from spine via left hip and thankfully no other treatment.
Fast forward to this year reoccurring UTI's anyways following examination locum female doctor found lymph nodes were swollen in groin so then checked my armpits and yes they were raised which i couldnt understand as had had them removed. She asked if I had any other symptoms which I replied "well oddly enough few some weeks had been suffering with itchy armpits". She then asked if i was still under the Breast Clinic which i am and told me to make urgent appointment as she told me can get cancer in the lymph nodes. So can imagine my anxiety has now gone through the roof as coming up to my 5 year anniversary.
Since the examination i've now looked at the scar tissue and noticed rather than it being hard which is normal, its now hollow and fit finger tip in and the same breast looks different and dimpled again, so now im fearing the worse again.
I was advised will possibly do biopsies of lymph nodes on 13th December and again will be the agonising 2 week wait for the results over Christmas period again.
I am curious if anyone else has had cancer of the lymph nodes and where do i go from here.
Thank you for reading, just needed somewhere to rant rather than burden my younger sisters with my worries and fears.
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community
I'm sorry to read all that you've been going through and I know how horrible waiting for results is.
As the online community is divided up into different support groups I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'. To save you typing this all out again you could just copy and paste it into your new post.
It would be great if you could pop something about your diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself.To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
If you have any difficulty navigating the community just drop me a reply and I'll be pleased to help
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"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
No problem :)
I'm sure you'll find the breast cancer group a really friendly place to join.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
