Secondary breast cancer difficult diagnosis

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I was fast tracked by my GP over three months ago with very high ALP and CA 15 3 markers. Bone scans found extensive bone abnormalities in femur pelvis and lumbar region with concerns for malignancy. I had invasive breast cancer 13 years ago with some lymph node involvement.

CT scan found growth/lymphadenopathy around bladder and I have hydronephrosis in left kidney so their diagnosis switched to possible transitional cell carcinoma of bladder.  They've now ruled out bladder cancer following a turbt procedure and I have to go back in for another cystoscopy type procedure so that the lumps can be biopsied using a needle through the bladder. 

Current thinking is that it is possibly secondary breast cancer or possibly a different cancer such as lymphoma 

Just wondering if anyone else has had a secondary breast cancer diagnosis with lymph node involvement in the bladder area? It's taking so long to get a diagnosis and I am suffering with bone pain and awful fatigue not to mention the mental health effects!