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Breast cancer and now a lump in my thyroid

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Hi all, 

I can't quite believe I'm back here in less than 3 years! Anyhow, in Nov 2019 I was diagnosed with oestrogen receptive Invasive ductal carcinoma. It was caught early and I took quite drastic action, opting for mastectomies. I was given the all clear just before the pandemic and unfortunately didn't get any follow up appointments. Then in January I started to get a hoarse voice, a strange back ache and couldn't shift cold symptoms. My doctor did bloods to check for Myeloma (which came back negative and sent me for an MRI. That scan found no malignancies on my spine but did find an enlarged nodule on my thyroid. Apparently, this nodule was there 2 years ago (news to me) and has grown considerably since. Sure enough there is a 2 inch hard lump visible when I swallow. I had a fine needle aspiration and have had biopsy results today - it's grade 3 which is inconclusive. So I'm having surgery to remove the lump and that side of my thyroid. Further tests will then be done to determine cancer or not
 

Have any breast cancer lovelies also experienced thyroid issues or thyroid cancer. Metastatic breast cancer to the thyroid is very rare but it isn't unknown. 
 

Having an inconclusive result after months and months  of waiting took me by surprise and I can't believe I didn't ask any questions in my appointment. You'd think I'd know better!!! 
 

thank you for reading 

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    Hi I am currently having treatment for breast cancer finished chemo 4 weeks ago and starting radiotherapy on Monday, I am also estrogen positive.

    I was diagnosed last September after finding a lump but had a negative mammogram, from this I had the usual biopsies etc and was referred for an MRI. 
    I was absolutely devasted as the results shown something on my thyroid another lump in the same breast and something under my arm, as you can imagine I thought I was riddled with cancer.

    I was sent for second look ultrasounds. It turned out that I had a large thyroid nodule but not cancer, the second lump was a cyst which they drained and the pathology done after surgery shown nothing in any lymph nodes.

    I can understand how anxious you must be but there is every possibility it isn't what you are thinking.

    I hope this gives you a little reassurance and I hope it all turns out well for you 

    take care xx

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    Hi I am currently having treatment for breast cancer finished chemo 4 weeks ago and starting radiotherapy on Monday, I am also estrogen positive.

    I was diagnosed last September after finding a lump but had a negative mammogram, from this I had the usual biopsies etc and was referred for an MRI. 
    I was absolutely devasted as the results shown something on my thyroid another lump in the same breast and something under my arm, as you can imagine I thought I was riddled with cancer.

    I was sent for second look ultrasounds. It turned out that I had a large thyroid nodule but not cancer, the second lump was a cyst which they drained and the pathology done after surgery shown nothing in any lymph nodes.

    I can understand how anxious you must be but there is every possibility it isn't what you are thinking.

    I hope this gives you a little reassurance and I hope it all turns out well for you 

    take care xx

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    Thank you for replying and I'm sorry you've found yourself dealing with breast cancer and treatment. I'm sending you lots of healthy wishes. 
     

    unfortunately, the MRI, ultrasound and biopsies found a lump with abnormal cells and they couldn't say it wasn't cancer. It might be or it might not be. 
     

    I've got my head round it and am okay. After the op and core biopsy, if it is cancer, I shall push to find out why I've had cancer twice in 3 years and whether there's a link. But until then, I'm taking each day as it comes. 
     

    Please keep me posted. You're in my thoughts x

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