Re: Scared! A lump found, Mamogram/Ultra Sound is negative for cancer but concerns

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Mia,

I look for a breast surgeon and see what he thinks. What do they say the pain is

from? I know if you eat/drink a lot of things with caffeine that can cause lumps

and once the caffiene is stopped the lumps go away. About the only other thing I

would suggest would be a biopsy. Please let us know what you find out. I will

keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

anne

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Scared! A lump found, Mamogram/Ultra Sound is

negative for cancer but concerns

Hi all,

I am Mia, I am 30yr old. I just joint.

I had thyroid cancer and had two surgeries, in June and July 06 to

remove my thyroid. I started taking Thyroid hormone (Synthroid)

since August 06. I gained about 5 lbs since the surgeries, I was 98

lbs in ~ May 06, I am now 103 lbs. After the first surgery, I

noticed some pain around my chest area. My breasts got larger

gradually. Especially my left breast. Sometime I could feel a sharp

pain. It has this burning/hot sensation periodically and a bit worst

during the last two periods, and a little bit worst on the left

breast.

On top of that, my ribs under the breasts are also painful when I

press on them (more pain on the left side). The pain were everywhere

around the breast area. At first I could not tell where the pain came

from. I later found that most of the pain come from the rib beneath

the breast.

I am Asian. I am skinny and my breasts were very small (flat). The

left breast didn't really developed. Now, the left breast is

slightly larger than the right breast. Two months ago, I felt a

thick, lumpy tissue on that left breast. For the first time, I went

for a mamogram & Ultra sound on December 28 06 (during time which I

had my period). The doctor came out and said the result looks find

on mamogram. She did Ultra sound and said there are thicker tissue

on the left breast. She told me to come back in four months. I was

too happy to hear the mamogram result looked fine and forgot to ask

her other questions. I later read that mamogram may not be very

helpful in young wowen. I continue to feel the lumpy tissue and the

burning sensation. The swelling doesn't go down much after the

period neither.

I am so scared that I am losing sleep and having nightmare over this

but I don't really know what to do? What kind of test to do etc...

Can someone help me please? Thank you very much. Mia

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>

> Hi all,

>

> I am Mia, I am 30yr old. I just joint.

>

> I had thyroid cancer and had two surgeries, in June and July 06 to

> remove my thyroid. I started taking Thyroid hormone (Synthroid)

> since August 06. I gained about 5 lbs since the surgeries, I was

98

> lbs in ~ May 06, I am now 103 lbs. After the first surgery, I

> noticed some pain around my chest area. My breasts got larger

> gradually. Especially my left breast. Sometime I could feel a

sharp

> pain. It has this burning/hot sensation periodically and a bit

worst

> during the last two periods, and a little bit worst on the left

> breast.

>

> On top of that, my ribs under the breasts are also painful when I

> press on them (more pain on the left side). The pain were

everywhere

> around the breast area. At first I could not tell where the pain

came

> from. I later found that most of the pain come from the rib

beneath

> the breast.

>

> I am Asian. I am skinny and my breasts were very small (flat).

The

> left breast didn't really developed. Now, the left breast is

> slightly larger than the right breast. Two months ago, I felt a

> thick, lumpy tissue on that left breast. For the first time, I

went

> for a mamogram & Ultra sound on December 28 06 (during time which I

> had my period). The doctor came out and said the result looks find

> on mamogram. She did Ultra sound and said there are thicker tissue

> on the left breast. She told me to come back in four months. I

was

> too happy to hear the mamogram result looked fine and forgot to ask

> her other questions. I later read that mamogram may not be very

> helpful in young wowen. I continue to feel the lumpy tissue and

the

> burning sensation. The swelling doesn't go down much after the

> period neither.

>

> I am so scared that I am losing sleep and having nightmare over

this

> but I don't really know what to do? What kind of test to do etc...

>

> Can someone help me please? Thank you very much. Mia

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Hi Mia,

You don't mention if your thyroid removal was followed up with

Radioactive Iodine Treatment (RAI) to kill off remaining thyroid

cells. This is usually done after the removal of the cancerous

thyroid.

You may have thyroid cancer cells that found their way to you

breasts, which is not uncommon. If this is so, treating the thyroid

cells in your breast is much better handled by a qualified thyroid

endocronologist than a breast surgeon, and much less invasive and

treatable. If your thyroid cancer went to your breasts, it is still

thyroid cancer.....not breast cancer... and should be treated as

thyroid cancer with RAI.

I'd certainly check out this possibility before assuming you have

breast cancer. Find a good endocronologist or get ANY doctor to do a

TG (thyroglobulin) blood test. Your TG should be zero or negligible

after thyroid removal. If it isn't, it should be treated as thycan.

Of course you are scared. We all understand this because we've all

felt this way, but things will work out for you in time, dear Mia.

Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

Hello anne

I had my regular check up a couple days ago with my primary doctor.

She arranged me to have a bone scan. I will try to see a breast

surgeon as recommended.

Thank you for your response. Mia

>

> Mia,

> I look for a breast surgeon and see what he thinks. What do they

say the pain is from? I know if you eat/drink a lot of things with

caffeine that can cause lumps and once the caffiene is stopped the

lumps go away. About the only other thing I would suggest would be a

biopsy. Please let us know what you find out. I will keep you in my

prayers.

> Hugs

> anne

> Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life

> http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html

> BreastCancerStories.com

> http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/

> Angel Feather Loomer

> www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com

> Check out my other ornaments at

> www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html

> Lots of info and gifts at:

> www.cancerclub.com

> Scared! A lump found, Mamogram/Ultra

Sound is negative for cancer but concerns

>

>

> Hi all,

>

> I am Mia, I am 30yr old. I just joint.

>

> I had thyroid cancer and had two surgeries, in June and July 06

to

> remove my thyroid. I started taking Thyroid hormone (Synthroid)

> since August 06. I gained about 5 lbs since the surgeries, I was

98

> lbs in ~ May 06, I am now 103 lbs. After the first surgery, I

> noticed some pain around my chest area. My breasts got larger

> gradually. Especially my left breast. Sometime I could feel a

sharp

> pain. It has this burning/hot sensation periodically and a bit

worst

> during the last two periods, and a little bit worst on the left

> breast.

>

> On top of that, my ribs under the breasts are also painful when I

> press on them (more pain on the left side). The pain were

everywhere

> around the breast area. At first I could not tell where the pain

came

> from. I later found that most of the pain come from the rib

beneath

> the breast.

>

> I am Asian. I am skinny and my breasts were very small (flat).

The

> left breast didn't really developed. Now, the left breast is

> slightly larger than the right breast. Two months ago, I felt a

> thick, lumpy tissue on that left breast. For the first time, I

went

> for a mamogram & Ultra sound on December 28 06 (during time which

I

> had my period). The doctor came out and said the result looks

find

> on mamogram. She did Ultra sound and said there are thicker

tissue

> on the left breast. She told me to come back in four months. I

was

> too happy to hear the mamogram result looked fine and forgot to

ask

> her other questions. I later read that mamogram may not be very

> helpful in young wowen. I continue to feel the lumpy tissue and

the

> burning sensation. The swelling doesn't go down much after the

> period neither.

>

> I am so scared that I am losing sleep and having nightmare over

this

> but I don't really know what to do? What kind of test to do etc...

>

> Can someone help me please? Thank you very much. Mia

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Hello Kathleen,

Yes I had RAI on 8/24/06. Doctor said that my thyroid cancer was

within the nodule and was not invasive yet. I just had blood test

done on Dec 28 2006, my endocrine told me that my blood test looks

fine. I know something is wrong, I have not found the answers to

what is wrong with me yet. I am struggling with what test to ask

doctors do to find out what is wrong. Which doctors should I see?

breast surgeon, bone doctors, endocrinologyst, who else you could

think of. Thank you.

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I am Mia, I am 30yr old. I just joint.

> >

> > I had thyroid cancer and had two surgeries, in June and July 06

to

> > remove my thyroid. I started taking Thyroid hormone (Synthroid)

> > since August 06. I gained about 5 lbs since the surgeries, I

was

> 98

> > lbs in ~ May 06, I am now 103 lbs. After the first surgery, I

> > noticed some pain around my chest area. My breasts got larger

> > gradually. Especially my left breast. Sometime I could feel a

> sharp

> > pain. It has this burning/hot sensation periodically and a bit

> worst

> > during the last two periods, and a little bit worst on the left

> > breast.

> >

> > On top of that, my ribs under the breasts are also painful when I

> > press on them (more pain on the left side). The pain were

> everywhere

> > around the breast area. At first I could not tell where the pain

> came

> > from. I later found that most of the pain come from the rib

> beneath

> > the breast.

> >

> > I am Asian. I am skinny and my breasts were very small (flat).

> The

> > left breast didn't really developed. Now, the left breast is

> > slightly larger than the right breast. Two months ago, I felt a

> > thick, lumpy tissue on that left breast. For the first time, I

> went

> > for a mamogram & Ultra sound on December 28 06 (during time which

I

> > had my period). The doctor came out and said the result looks

find

> > on mamogram. She did Ultra sound and said there are thicker

tissue

> > on the left breast. She told me to come back in four months. I

> was

> > too happy to hear the mamogram result looked fine and forgot to

ask

> > her other questions. I later read that mamogram may not be very

> > helpful in young wowen. I continue to feel the lumpy tissue and

> the

> > burning sensation. The swelling doesn't go down much after the

> > period neither.

> >

> > I am so scared that I am losing sleep and having nightmare over

> this

> > but I don't really know what to do? What kind of test to do

etc...

> >

> > Can someone help me please? Thank you very much. Mia

> ---------------------------------------------------------

> Hi Mia,

>

> You don't mention if your thyroid removal was followed up with

> Radioactive Iodine Treatment (RAI) to kill off remaining thyroid

> cells. This is usually done after the removal of the cancerous

> thyroid.

>

> You may have thyroid cancer cells that found their way to you

> breasts, which is not uncommon. If this is so, treating the

thyroid

> cells in your breast is much better handled by a qualified thyroid

> endocronologist than a breast surgeon, and much less invasive and

> treatable. If your thyroid cancer went to your breasts, it is

still

> thyroid cancer.....not breast cancer... and should be treated as

> thyroid cancer with RAI.

>

> I'd certainly check out this possibility before assuming you have

> breast cancer. Find a good endocronologist or get ANY doctor to do

a

> TG (thyroglobulin) blood test. Your TG should be zero or

negligible

> after thyroid removal. If it isn't, it should be treated as thycan.

>

> Of course you are scared. We all understand this because we've all

> felt this way, but things will work out for you in time, dear Mia.

>

> Kathleen

>

>

>

>

> >

>

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Hi Mia,

Congratulations on your successful thycan treatment. Glad to hear

you DID have RAI. I'm also a thycan since 2004 and doing fine.

I'm not a professional, and don't have a specific recommendation for

you. I do know that our thyrogen levels effect our estrogen levels,

and vice versa. I'm wondering if your balance between the two has

changed a lot since going on synthetic thyroid (Synthroid). If I

were you, my next step might be to check the levels of ALL you

endrocrine hormone glands, probably by your endo, even though you saw

him recently.

Again, I'm not a professional, but seems like you have something

unusual going on here. Wish I could be of more help. Maybe someone

else here can offer more information or advice than I can.

Kathleen

------------------------------------------

>

> Hello Kathleen,

>

> Yes I had RAI on 8/24/06. Doctor said that my thyroid cancer was

> within the nodule and was not invasive yet. I just had blood test

> done on Dec 28 2006, my endocrine told me that my blood test looks

> fine. I know something is wrong, I have not found the answers to

> what is wrong with me yet. I am struggling with what test to ask

> doctors do to find out what is wrong. Which doctors should I see?

> breast surgeon, bone doctors, endocrinologyst, who else you could

> think of. Thank you.