Mets to spleen? Anybody?

The primary (if this is cancer) is still unknown. This all just started happening a few weeks ago when I had Dr visit and showed him a mole on my shoulder that has all the characteristics of superficial spreading melanoma.  He did not refer me to dermatologist; rather he immediately sched biopsy (which will be a 6 week wait for me by the time it comes around Dec 7th). During this visit he learned my distant relatives on mother's side has a lot of different known cancers... Father unknown (adoption).  Brother just diagnosed stage 4 rectal with Mets to liver last year. So because of the mole he sched me immediately for biopsy and referrals for mamogram, pap, and colonoscopy.  Another waiting game. My fastest appointment was for mam... But it was my first one ever. They contacted me immediately with recall for 1cm mass/focal asymmetry on outer lower right breast.  So no diagnosis or stage... just "more testing needed - inconclusive." Today is my recall appointment for diagnostic mammogram screening plus ultrasound (large mass in armpit that's been growing slowly over past year or so from time I noticed it washing in shower). That mass in armpit now affecting nerves.  At this point nobody knows what or when or where, let alone primary.  I have another very odd mole on my leg that resembles a scar (round and light pinkish with a red border) that was growing for maybe 6 years now... i didn't even think about it till all this happened with shoulder mole... I thought it was a growing scar, but since it's developed the red ring around the border I'm suspicious.  I'm no doctor and all, but MY suspicion is melanoma mets to lymph with spread to breast and other areas.  Just a gut-feeling... But I really could be told it's any number of things or benign.  Doctors poker face is one of great concern. I know I've never in my life had a doctor send me to so many specialists all at once the way he has so I suspect he suspects... He is referring me to blood specialist so that will be good... But still, again... Waiting game. I have an investigative mind-set, so I research and study... And seek out communities involved in same prospects.  Nothing set in stone... Just my investigative side reaching out to see what others experienced.  After all... a high # of spleen cancers are found at autopsy....

I'm waiting for the results of the ultrasound of my breast, but she went ahead and gave me the results of the ultrasound of my armpit right away. She informed me that the lumps in my armpit or just fat and that it's very common for women to come in with that problem. However she wouldn't give up any information about the ultrasound of my breast. I found that to be a little odd because she was willing to give up the information of my armpit but not the breast. But I'm not going to let it trouble me. She said I should have the results by Monday which is tomorrow. I'll keep you updated. But as far as the comment regarding cancerous tumors shouldn't hurt? I've read just the opposite from many women on many different sites were a huge number of women said that theirs hurt. Mine doesn't hurt at all unless I actually push on it and then I get pain like as if it's affecting nerves, not paying like as if I was pushing on an abscess that was infected. It's a different kind of pain. My doctor was concerned about my spleen because it's already known that I have a 7.4 centimeter Mass on the spleen, but he said it shouldn't be hurting and he's even more alarm when I told him that there's a hard lump next to the spleen also. I also have a hard lump down in my pelvic area and also on my intestines near my belly button. I also have a few hard lumps in both of my arms. All of these lumps feel exactly like the lump in my breast. I still believe that if this is cancer, that it's melanoma and not breast cancer. That all of these other tumors would be secondary but I can't confirm that until I have the biopsy of my shoulder on December 7th. I'm very well aware that you guys are trying to bring me comfort in this situation and so I thank you for that. Like I said I'm not saying this is fact I'm just saying that I'm not ignorant to what my symptoms are. My doctor has put me on for different pain medications as well as an antibiotic and he is referring me to a blood specialist. I'm still waiting for the referrals to come in the mail so I can schedule the appointment for the MRI of my spleen and the blood specialist. Thank you again for all your kind thoughts and reassurances. ❤

po18guy said:

i missed sometihng

Why melanoma?

I only suspect melanoma is the primary. I have a mole on my shoulder that they have to biopsy and that was the original reason why I went in to see my primary doctor. Once I showed him the mole he immediately scheduled me for a biopsy but the soonest appointment I could get was December 7th. However once he saw the mole he instantly put me in for a mammogram, for a colonoscopy, and for a woman's check up like a Pap... So to me it's like he's screening me. Cuz that's very odd that he put in all those referrals after looking at my mole. The only reason why I know the breast information is because that was the first testing that they were able to do in the line of all the testing he wants done. So I'm not saying any of this is fact I'm just saying I speculate. You kind of know your body... There's also a second mole on my leg I completely forgot about that doesn't look very good that I explained and another reply to you above. Again, I'm not freaking out. I'm very much at ease about all of this. I'm just the type of person that wants to be prepared so there is no denial if something goes wrong. I figure who knows? Maybe they will come back and tell me I'm just filled with a bunch of sis? One person made a comment about the nodes or tumors? I can't remember the exact term they used? That they said that they would only hurt if they were pressing on organs... Will the breast one only hurts if I push it. And I believe it only hurts because then I'm grinding it into tissue Etc perhaps even muscle? Not sure how the breast is exactly designed which is pretty sad on my part LOL. As far as all the other lumps I found that are hard as a rock? They are all around vital organs or organ such as my spleen and stomach and intestines. The other one is just under my liver. If I pushed on the large node in my neck it doesn't hurt at all.

Just got a call back from my doctor's office that the result of breast mass is BENIGN.  Now just have to wait for biopsy of the mole on the 7th and the check into what's going on with my spleen.... Thank you so much everyone for all the positive comments and insights!  One down! Still need to find out what all this other stuff going on is to make me have these symptoms... Maybe spleen needs to come out and it's infected?  Who knows. But... ONE DOWN.

I'm sure this will be my last post on this thread and if something comes up down the road I'll start a new post once I'm positive it's a diagnosis. But it was nice to have support from everybody cuz this is all new to me and I don't have a lot of people I can talk to. So thank you again and God bless all of you on your path. I'm blessed to know that you guys have each other.