Re: 10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

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Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out.

IF its anything at least it was caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

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10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

Hi all,

I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump.

I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal).

My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me!

Look forward to your commments

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out.

IF its anything at least it was caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

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Check out my breast cancer ornaments at:http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlalso check out my other ornaments and lots of nice gifts at:http://www.cancerclub.com

10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

Hi all,

I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump.

I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal).

My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me!

Look forward to your commments

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out.

IF its anything at least it was caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html

Check out my breast cancer ornaments at:http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlalso check out my other ornaments and lots of nice gifts at:http://www.cancerclub.com

10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

Hi all,

I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump.

I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal).

My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me!

Look forward to your commments

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry you have to go through this scare.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry about that, that sent before I was finished!

I am sorry you have to go through this scare. I'm a six year survivor and

just got finished doing tests for mets in other organs. We didn't find a thing,

thank goodness.

I know quite a few women who've had cancer that had lumps that turned out to

be benign. I hope this will be true n your case. Chances are good! If it is

cancer, it is small and you can do chemo and get rid of it. I know you wouldn't

want to have this staring you in the face, but you will be fine in the end,

even if it is your worst fear. This would not be Stage 4, cancer in the other

breast. You can survive this! I'm hopeful you won't even have to " go there "

though!

Good luck and keep in touch!

[Guest guest]

Hi nne,

No I haven't had any caffeine for over 3 years. I gave all that up when I had heart palpitations. Thanks for the prayers.

Re: 10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out.

IF its anything at least it was caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

[Guest guest]

Hi nne,

No I haven't had any caffeine for over 3 years. I gave all that up when I had heart palpitations. Thanks for the prayers.

Re: 10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared!

Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out.

IF its anything at least it was caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

[Guest guest]

Hello , Yes you probably won't know anything until after a biopsy but did they prescribe any medicines Tamaxifen or Arimidex? The new Femara is supposed to help prevent cancer in the other breast. Keep us posted. Sharon & nne Svihlik wrote: Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out. IF its anything at least it was

caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html Check out my breast cancer ornaments at:http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlalso check out my other ornaments and lots of nice gifts at:http://www.cancerclub.com 10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared! Hi all, I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and she wasn't really concerned too much

about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump. I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal). My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me! Look forward to your commments Happy Holidays to all my friends-May next year be filled with all your dreams and good health!! Sharon Coley Director of Sales Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Rosemead 888 Montebello Blvd. Rosemead, Ca 91770 (323)201-3461

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Hello , Yes you probably won't know anything until after a biopsy but did they prescribe any medicines Tamaxifen or Arimidex? The new Femara is supposed to help prevent cancer in the other breast. Keep us posted. Sharon & nne Svihlik wrote: Hi and welcome to the group. Do you drink/eat a lot of things with caffeine? Caffeine can cause problems. I have known of women who found lumps, stopped the caffeine and they went away. But its always best to get lumps checked out. IF its anything at least it was

caught early. We have women in the group and also our sister group with Stage IV ladies, that have had their cancer come back. I will keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html Check out my breast cancer ornaments at:http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlalso check out my other ornaments and lots of nice gifts at:http://www.cancerclub.com 10 yr survivor-now LUMP found - scared! Hi all, I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and she wasn't really concerned too much

about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump. I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal). My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me! Look forward to your commments Happy Holidays to all my friends-May next year be filled with all your dreams and good health!! Sharon Coley Director of Sales Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Rosemead 888 Montebello Blvd. Rosemead, Ca 91770 (323)201-3461

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Hi : I too am a 10 yr. survivor and had a recent mamo showing benign calcifications twice. Both times, a radiologist and surgeon said "no problem". I would trust them in that call; however, it's good to always get any lump checked out. I'm sure everything will be okay. Take care. Dell Durkin wrote: Hi all, I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and

she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump. I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal). My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me! Look forward to your commments dell

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Hi : I too am a 10 yr. survivor and had a recent mamo showing benign calcifications twice. Both times, a radiologist and surgeon said "no problem". I would trust them in that call; however, it's good to always get any lump checked out. I'm sure everything will be okay. Take care. Dell Durkin wrote: Hi all, I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and

she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump. I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal). My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me! Look forward to your commments dell

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[Guest guest]

Hi : I too am a 10 yr. survivor and had a recent mamo showing benign calcifications twice. Both times, a radiologist and surgeon said "no problem". I would trust them in that call; however, it's good to always get any lump checked out. I'm sure everything will be okay. Take care. Dell Durkin wrote: Hi all, I just joined this group. It has been 10 years since my cancer diagnosis and to be honest I hadn't thought much about bc for a long time! Recently I had a mammo that mentioned benign calcifications. Because of my history I asked if I could see a breat surgeon. So I went to see her a few days ago and

she wasn't really concerned too much about the calcifications but she did find a lump - very small one - in my right breast (non-cancerous breast). I'm going this Monday for a new mammo and an ultrasound. I'm scared to death! I do realize that 4 out of 5 lumps are not cancerous but with my history! Plus my period is coming up in the next few days and a lot of women have "lumpy" breasts before their period so maybe that is all it is. It's weird too because I saw my gyn doc the same day and she did a breast exam and didn't mention any lump. I know that nobody here can tell me what I want to hear because I won't know anything until Monday. But I'm just scared and hope to hear that some of you have had lumps that turned out NOT to be cancer! Since my cancer I've lost BOTH of my parents to cancer (mom-lung and dad-esophageal). My original cancer was diagnosed when I was 30 and it was Paget's which is VERY rare. I always considered myself very lucky because I only had to have a mastectomy -no radiation or chemo. I was also able to get immediate reconstruction - TRAM flap at the same time. Now I'm thinking that my luck is up and now that I've just celebrated 10 years without cancer it has come back to get me! Look forward to your commments dell

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Hi , Waiting has to be the worst part. So sorry you're going through this - again!! Am crossing my fingers and sending prayers that all will turn out well (benign). If, however, the news is not what you're hoping for - at least you know that it's a tiny lump that was caught early. In the meantime, I just wish you didn't have to go through this terrible waiting period. Please know that we're here whenever you need to vent. I'll be watching the posts to hear what's going on with you. Best wishes, Ann

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