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- January 25, 2014 at 3:20 am
Hi i am a long time survivour stave 111, 18 years …..i just had a mammogram that came back funny, i am going again….but of course as u all know u jump to is is melanoma…….i am just wondering, if it is, has anyone had it spread there, ….what did you do……etc. etc. thanks so much…..
dianne
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:40 am
Most anomalies in the breast end up being nothing. Sometimes it is the scan, sometimes it's just fibrous tissue or cysts. And at this far out for you, BC might be a higher risk than melanoma. I say take it one day at a time. I'm stage I with three primaries and had my own breast anomalies – both scans and benign breast tissue all of which needed to be checked, but turned out to be nothing.
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:40 am
Most anomalies in the breast end up being nothing. Sometimes it is the scan, sometimes it's just fibrous tissue or cysts. And at this far out for you, BC might be a higher risk than melanoma. I say take it one day at a time. I'm stage I with three primaries and had my own breast anomalies – both scans and benign breast tissue all of which needed to be checked, but turned out to be nothing.
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:40 am
Most anomalies in the breast end up being nothing. Sometimes it is the scan, sometimes it's just fibrous tissue or cysts. And at this far out for you, BC might be a higher risk than melanoma. I say take it one day at a time. I'm stage I with three primaries and had my own breast anomalies – both scans and benign breast tissue all of which needed to be checked, but turned out to be nothing.
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:53 am
Hi Dianne,
It's good to hear that you are a long time survivor, 18 years, that's awesome! However, I know it probably hasn't been an easy 18 years, even if there is no reoccurence, once diagnosed with melanoma, it's never far away from our minds.
I was diagnosed stage IV from the get go and had many subcutaneous tumors along my trunk and in my right breast. I had the breast tumors removed after an unsuccessful treatment as the tumors had grown to large to live with. However, the year previous to being diagnosed with melanoma, there was concern from mammograms that indicated a problem they described as a abnormal calcification and was watched up until the time it was discovered I had melanoma, at which time the tumors took off and became quite obvious.
It's been 4 years since my initial diagnosis and I have had 16 tumors removed, have tried 3 treatments and just recently had a complete lymph node dissection of the right axilla, I am now NED and hope I will remain that way for a very long time : ))
I don't think melanoma has any boundaries and that's the difficult part of treating it, it just pops up wherever it wants to! So far, I've been lucky enought to have all my tumors surgically removed and I read about so many other long time survivors who have done the same! I'm convinced, if possible, cut it out!
Best wishes in your journey,
Swanee
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:53 am
Hi Dianne,
It's good to hear that you are a long time survivor, 18 years, that's awesome! However, I know it probably hasn't been an easy 18 years, even if there is no reoccurence, once diagnosed with melanoma, it's never far away from our minds.
I was diagnosed stage IV from the get go and had many subcutaneous tumors along my trunk and in my right breast. I had the breast tumors removed after an unsuccessful treatment as the tumors had grown to large to live with. However, the year previous to being diagnosed with melanoma, there was concern from mammograms that indicated a problem they described as a abnormal calcification and was watched up until the time it was discovered I had melanoma, at which time the tumors took off and became quite obvious.
It's been 4 years since my initial diagnosis and I have had 16 tumors removed, have tried 3 treatments and just recently had a complete lymph node dissection of the right axilla, I am now NED and hope I will remain that way for a very long time : ))
I don't think melanoma has any boundaries and that's the difficult part of treating it, it just pops up wherever it wants to! So far, I've been lucky enought to have all my tumors surgically removed and I read about so many other long time survivors who have done the same! I'm convinced, if possible, cut it out!
Best wishes in your journey,
Swanee
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- January 25, 2014 at 5:43 pm
You are lucky that you are 18 years survivor.
I was diagnosed 4 years ago with stage IB, a year and half later I became stage III.
I also had abnormality in my breast, and my oncologist suspected it was melanoma. I had a surgical biopsy, and it showed it was benign.
There are cases where melanoma goes to breast.
If I were you I would not worry.
Good Luck!
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- January 25, 2014 at 5:43 pm
You are lucky that you are 18 years survivor.
I was diagnosed 4 years ago with stage IB, a year and half later I became stage III.
I also had abnormality in my breast, and my oncologist suspected it was melanoma. I had a surgical biopsy, and it showed it was benign.
There are cases where melanoma goes to breast.
If I were you I would not worry.
Good Luck!
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- January 25, 2014 at 5:43 pm
You are lucky that you are 18 years survivor.
I was diagnosed 4 years ago with stage IB, a year and half later I became stage III.
I also had abnormality in my breast, and my oncologist suspected it was melanoma. I had a surgical biopsy, and it showed it was benign.
There are cases where melanoma goes to breast.
If I were you I would not worry.
Good Luck!
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- January 31, 2014 at 10:15 pm
doubleexposure
you have me thinking I'm single exposure
yes I began 4 yrs ago diseased in lymph nodes axila to neck, radiation, Zelboraf, two different sessions w / Ipi , anti Pd 1 – eliminated all smaller residual tumors / lesions but couldn't tame what was happening in my left breast ( size of big half greatfruit )
departed anti pd 1 trial for radical mastectomy Dr. Neligan UWPhysicians
felt great two days later, continue to feel good & scouting here for ideas on next venture
as others have said it can grow anywhere & I'm thinking it was fortunate it was an external appendage rather than internal & lended itself to a lopping
all the best, john
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- January 31, 2014 at 10:15 pm
doubleexposure
you have me thinking I'm single exposure
yes I began 4 yrs ago diseased in lymph nodes axila to neck, radiation, Zelboraf, two different sessions w / Ipi , anti Pd 1 – eliminated all smaller residual tumors / lesions but couldn't tame what was happening in my left breast ( size of big half greatfruit )
departed anti pd 1 trial for radical mastectomy Dr. Neligan UWPhysicians
felt great two days later, continue to feel good & scouting here for ideas on next venture
as others have said it can grow anywhere & I'm thinking it was fortunate it was an external appendage rather than internal & lended itself to a lopping
all the best, john
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- January 31, 2014 at 10:15 pm
doubleexposure
you have me thinking I'm single exposure
yes I began 4 yrs ago diseased in lymph nodes axila to neck, radiation, Zelboraf, two different sessions w / Ipi , anti Pd 1 – eliminated all smaller residual tumors / lesions but couldn't tame what was happening in my left breast ( size of big half greatfruit )
departed anti pd 1 trial for radical mastectomy Dr. Neligan UWPhysicians
felt great two days later, continue to feel good & scouting here for ideas on next venture
as others have said it can grow anywhere & I'm thinking it was fortunate it was an external appendage rather than internal & lended itself to a lopping
all the best, john
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- February 2, 2014 at 7:59 pm
In April 2013 I was diagnosed with Melanoma of the scalp, stage 2B, and in November we found that there are mets to my breast, lung, abdominal cavity and bones. My oncologist talked to me about taking YERVOY, an immunotherapy drug and I agreed to try it. On February 11 I'll be getting my last dose and I'm anxious to see how well I've responded to the drug.
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- February 2, 2014 at 7:59 pm
In April 2013 I was diagnosed with Melanoma of the scalp, stage 2B, and in November we found that there are mets to my breast, lung, abdominal cavity and bones. My oncologist talked to me about taking YERVOY, an immunotherapy drug and I agreed to try it. On February 11 I'll be getting my last dose and I'm anxious to see how well I've responded to the drug.
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- February 2, 2014 at 7:59 pm
In April 2013 I was diagnosed with Melanoma of the scalp, stage 2B, and in November we found that there are mets to my breast, lung, abdominal cavity and bones. My oncologist talked to me about taking YERVOY, an immunotherapy drug and I agreed to try it. On February 11 I'll be getting my last dose and I'm anxious to see how well I've responded to the drug.
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- January 25, 2014 at 3:53 am
Hi Dianne,
It's good to hear that you are a long time survivor, 18 years, that's awesome! However, I know it probably hasn't been an easy 18 years, even if there is no reoccurence, once diagnosed with melanoma, it's never far away from our minds.
I was diagnosed stage IV from the get go and had many subcutaneous tumors along my trunk and in my right breast. I had the breast tumors removed after an unsuccessful treatment as the tumors had grown to large to live with. However, the year previous to being diagnosed with melanoma, there was concern from mammograms that indicated a problem they described as a abnormal calcification and was watched up until the time it was discovered I had melanoma, at which time the tumors took off and became quite obvious.
It's been 4 years since my initial diagnosis and I have had 16 tumors removed, have tried 3 treatments and just recently had a complete lymph node dissection of the right axilla, I am now NED and hope I will remain that way for a very long time : ))
I don't think melanoma has any boundaries and that's the difficult part of treating it, it just pops up wherever it wants to! So far, I've been lucky enought to have all my tumors surgically removed and I read about so many other long time survivors who have done the same! I'm convinced, if possible, cut it out!
Best wishes in your journey,
Swanee
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