Secondary breast cancer

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Ive just very recently been diagnosed with breast cancer at 36. I am still awaiting some results from a second biopsy, to ascertain if the cancer is multifocal? My understanding is this will be the difference between a lumpectomy or mastectomy. My lymph nodes were checked with ultrasound and all looked okay although i am aware this is not a definitive until surgery.

Ive been reading, as you do , and wanted to ask other chat members experience of Secondary breast cancer??

I do have a sore(ish) hip on one side, and after reading, have now filled myself with dread that the cancer has spread into my bones! My sore hip is relatively unremarkable....more like a dull ache, not constant, and I certainly dont need to take pain relief to alleviate it. It doesnt really stop me doing anything physical and i can bend without pain; but it's there & im more aware of it now.

I have an office job which entails me sitting for prolonged periods, sometimes I feel it, sometimes I dont.

Im at that stage where I want to mention it to my consultant but terrified of what the outcome may be

Offline kizi41 over 4 years ago

Hello Pjsrlife,
I understand how you feel. I'm 41 in a similar situation but trying to keep things in proportion. I recently underwent a left side mastectomy with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction for DCIS (turned out to be DCIS with microinvasion) and I will have radiotherapy soon.

I also have had some pains in my legs mainly shins but also thigh which has been worrying me. I mentioned this to the breast nurse and she did not seem to concerned. She said lots of things could cause the pain e.g I am runner and before diagnosis recently increased my distance or side effects from stopping medication I was previously taking. I might be different also as DCIS is unlikely to be invasive and my lymph nodes were clear.
Also once I had my diagnosis I think I hyper focused on every ache and pain.

This doesn't mean we should be blazé. I think you should definitely mention it to the doctor - After worrying about this for a while I will be telling the oncologist when I speak to him on Friday. As much as I do not want to 'go there' I think I need to know what he thinks. It's unlikely to be something but I think the only way to address the worry is the face it head on. Hopefully for both of us it will put our minds at ease.
I wish you all the very best with your treatment and hope you hip pain turn out to be insignificant.
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Offline Coffeecup7 over 4 years ago

Hi Pjsrlife,
It's easier said than done, but try not to worry too much at the moment. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer too and had a lumpectomy & sentinel node biopsy. Prior to the op the lymph nodes all looked ok but the biopsy identified cancer in one lymph node. Like you I have a job which involves long periods sitting down. I have recently been having really bad hip pain which has been keeping me awake at night so after cancer was found in a lymph node I convinced myself that I had secondary cancer which had spread to my bones. However, if cancer is found in a lymph node you would be given bone & CT scans to confirm whether it has spread any further and my bone scan identified that I had arthritis in the painful hip, not secondary cancer. So try to take one day at a time if you can and not rely on google searches which can cause added worry/anxiety. As per the above post, mention the hip pain to your nurse/consultant and they will hopefully be able to provide you with some reassurance. Hope your treatment goes well.
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