recently felt thickness on affected breast close to the node surgery spot. It seems to be worse in the mornings and hard to find in the evenings. Weird. I reported it and had an immediate mammo and ultra sound. They were very thoughtful and spent lots of time. The radiologist herself did the ultrasound. They did not find anything. Should I not worry? I know I sound paranoid. All my mammos in the past 2 yrs have been good. A slight amount of edema that seems to be better. Someone told me to not sleep on that side which I always do and to sleep on my back to let the fluid shift or something. My breast just does not feel anything like it used to. I am on Arimidex but need to relax but it is hard.Stage 1 Grade 2 is a good diagnosis and I am thankful. Thank you for your input.
Q: Lobular Stage 1 GRADE 2 no lymp node involvement. Felt thickness in affected breast
Hi - Worry is always hard to overcome. For awhile, it seems like every headache, backache, and strange feeling in the breast is the cancer come back. You're being diligent, noticing changes; but if, after a mammogram with painstaking, thorough examination, nothing is seen - then there's nothing else you can do but try to put that worry aside. You might have some scar tissue; you might very well have a cyst. (Did they do an ultrasound, which would show the presence of a cyst?) But if you have a cancer that's big enough to feel, then ostensibly it could be seen during diagnostic testing. I'd say if there's a change - the lump/thickening grows larger - then report back to the docs. But otehr than that - exercise, eat right, and move on. Good luck - PJH
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