Breast cancer metasis?

[Kris171]

OK... the thyroid ultrasound results are a bit confusing to me and I haven't spoken to my doctor yet, and wont until Monday afternoon, but they did find more nodules than just the one that was found on the CT scan. T

There are 3 nodules all together. One on the right lower lobe 1.1 cm, isoehoic with anechoic rim, the Left Isthimus has a nodule, 3.6mm a vague hypoechoic area. The lower left lobe has a isoechoic structure 4.1mm, there appears to be a halo. No hypervasularity appearing, Impression - multinodular goiter.

The only thing now is to correlate all this with the nodes found in the neck on the CT, (no US was done on the neck) but CT showed jugular chain, bilaterally fron and back nodes and one occiptical node, and under the chin, submandular and submental regaion which I have read is not a good sign.


The first time I had any tests done was an ultrasound on my breasts after 2 mammograms and they found 2.7 cm lymph auxillary tail nodes and said to come back next year that it was nothing to worry about. Now it seems I have them everywhere! The Pelvic US showed the same thing many, many cysts on endoemetrial complex, heterogenous in appearance and nabothonian cysts and a 13mm on ovaries with endometrial thickness and ct showed inguinal nodes under 12mm.

All of this started with swollen nodes, fatigue, and tachycardia, abnormal blood counts and urine analysis. For the past two months I have had elevated WBC, lower RBC, high platelets, and high Lymph#. Urine has consistently shown protein, blood and leukocytes. Most of y pain is in pelvic area and bones.

6 months ago I noticed if I run my hand along the bones in my lower leg I would feel pain in the bones now it is that way with my skin over the joints and especially the knees, I feel lumps under my skin in these places and have told this to every doctor I have seen.

I was tested for Lupus, RA, all kinds of infectious diseases, STD's and Aids. All negative, ITher
lyme disease test showed up positive for IGM P23, but that was not enough to consider it to consider it Lyme Disease, my dr. was going to start treatment for it anyway, since nothing else was positive (cat scratch fever, e. coli, bartonella all negative) but after CT's and US results wants me to see an oncologist. The only other positive results is EBV virus of 8.0 when it should be 1.0, very high, and C-Reactive protein high at 6.0. Would cancer cause those kind of results and what does the protein p23 have to do with cancer? This has been a roller coaster since April Fools Day, my first appointment!!

I'm just one big nodule/cyst!!! By the way what is the difference between a tumor and a nodule, node, and cyst??

Any advice would be great!

Hoping for the best for all of us,

Krissy

[Kris171]

Yes, you are right, biopsy would ease the threat of cancer. I know it is possible to have Lyme since p23 does indicate that I just didn't think Lyme could cause all of this!
Thanks and I will keep you posted!

[Tinabudde]

Kris, you need to get the biopsy done to find out what the problem is, there's so many things it could be, you could have sarcoid tissue, some sort of low grade infection they have not discovered yet, just endless possibilities.  Let us know the outcome of the biopsy please.

[Kris171]

Thank you for your advice and I know that I haven't been given a diagnosis of anything at this point so I posted in these forums just to see if anyone who did have a diagnosis had some of the same results as mine.

I have been tested for three months for all kinds of immune system infections, my infectious disease dr is the one who referred me to an oncologist after all these tests for infection come up negative and in light of my symptoms and family history and the fact that this seems to be a very rapidy progressing "situation" whatever it is!

The breast cancer forum was included because I have always had problems with my breasts with fybroids, etc.and have had yearly mammograms starting at age 35, now 39 and this was the first time I was advised to get an ultrasound. The nodes there are the biggest in my body at close to 3 cm, so I didn't know if that was normal or if anyone who did have breast cancer had lymph nodes of that size as a first sign.

It's just so aggravating when you know you feel horrible and have all these abnormal things in your body and no one knows why they are there, becuase that is keeping me from being treated for whatever it is, therefore, it just gets worse. As far as the biopsy that is what my id doctor is going to do with the largest nodule in my thyroid.

Thanks for your help and responding to my post, ANYTHING anyone knows that I don't is much appreciated at this point:)

[japdip]

I don't see anywhere in your post that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer so this is pretty much out of our realm of expertise here as we deal strictly with Breast Cancer issues. This seems to be an issue for Internal Medicine or possibly Cancer in General/ Oncology. I can answer your last question : 1. nodule -- a fairly hard more or less round abnormal structure. 2. node -- similar to the nodule except that it is not an abnormal finding. 3. cyst -- a sac like structure that usually contains fluid although some cysts can contain both liquid and solid material. Our body is full of NODES, lymph nodes to be specific and they are an important part of our immune system. From reading your post 2 or 3 times this seems to be some sort of issue connected with your immune system rather than any type of cancer. If cancer were suspected I would think a biopsy might have been advised some time ago. Blood and Urine tests would not be of much value when it comes to a cancer diagnosis. Sorry I can't be of more help but you might try some of our other Forums ..... I have been told that some are closed but I would suggest that you give it a try.  Regards ....