Breast Cancer to the lungs

jbhoelzel
jbhoelzel Member Posts: 4
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi there,

I am new to this and am looking for someone in a similar situation - BC that has metastatized to the lungs. I am on Taxol and Bevacizamub (Avastin) after being on Femara. Just want to link up with some people,compare stories, get some hope.

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  • martyzl
    martyzl Member Posts: 196
    #2
    Hello JB,
    I have not experienced mets but I know that many of us here have. May you find the comfort and support here that has buoyed so many of us through such rough times!
    You may want to go out to peoples' websites here in the network using words such as lung mets, etc. There is much inspiration to be had here.

    All my best to you! You can beat it!!!! Believe!
    Please keep us up on what is going on. We are all behind you, cheering you on!

    Be well,
    Marty-39yrs, Her2Neu3+, 2 tumours in breast, one tumor in lymph & 2 further nodes involved. Finished chemo 12.02.
  • billandpatty
    billandpatty Member Posts: 86
    #3
    Hi -
    All of us need hope -- it's what gets us through all of this. I don't have the same situation you have, but I wanted to respond to let you know that others, like me, are out here to cheer you on and encourage you to seek out all there is to help you (my situation: diagnosed with breast cancer 4 years ago, melanoma 10 months ago). I have a friend that had her breast cancer metastasize to her lungs -- she is doing ok and her tests are pretty good right now. But I know it was scary for her -- she went to several doctors before there was a concensus of what treatment(s) she would have. She also did some alternative treatments at the same time. The doctor she went to for the alternative treatments insisted that she stay in the treatments that were being prescribed for her as the alternative treatment was only supposed to enhance the chemo, etc. that she was having.

    Take care.
  • ktinkey
    ktinkey Member Posts: 170
    #4
    Hi,

    I hope you get my reply, since it has been a few days since you posted. I do have mets to my lungs and there are several of us on here who do. I had a modified radical mastectomy of the right breast in 1990 at the age of 35. In 1998, I was diagnosed with Stage IV BC in the lungs and chest. I have never received chemo, so can't help you there. I was on tamoxifen for 4 years and then the cancer started growing again in 2002. I opted to have my ovaries removed, so I could go on Femara and also participate in the cancer vaccine trial. I am doing very well and the tumors have all shrunk significately, some in my lungs do not show at all! It has been 5 years now since I was diagnosed at Stage IV, so there is hope. I am living proof of that. I have a very strong faith in God and give Him all the glory. You can email me here on the site. I will help you in any way that I can. We are all here for each other and it certainly helps to have a support group of women who have walked in your shoes.

    I wish you the best and God's blessings. Look forward to sharing with you again.

    God Bless,
    Kathy
  • cinder
    cinder Member Posts: 50
    #5
    Hi hope you get this as it has been a few days since your post. I have bc mets to the chest wall(plurel cavity). I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993, had a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, and on tamoxifen for 5 years, then boom it's back in the same breast. It drained into the plurel cavity, filling the cavity and it collapsed the lung. They inserted a chest tube and drained the fluid off, then glued the cavity to the chest wall so it can't fill up again. I am on Arimidex now for the rest of my life but it has it under control for now. Keep us posted on how you are doing and feel free to e-mail me.
    Hugs and Prayers,
    Cindy
  • bunnie
    bunnie Member Posts: 233
    #6
    Hi i too had breast cancer a year ago and apirl 25th would have been a year that i was done with chemo but unfortutally just like you mine has went to the lung and rib cages iam currently doing chemo right know.I have three more too go and then we will run test again and see if we got it.I am crossing my fingers that we have and that it will be for good this time but iam real worried it isnt going to be gone or if it is it will come back in a year again i try and not think about it but it is hard.Best of luck too you hope they get it this time for you also.Bunnie

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