mri scan and night sweats

[molly24]

i have had a lump drained and they took a mammogram test from me, i have now been told that i need to have a mri scan, i am also having very bad night sweats, does this mean i have the first stages of breast cancer, my sister died two years ago aged 37 after fighting it for breast cancer for 4years. so i know alot of the signs

[lhughes]

There could be any number of things causing the night sweats.  Don't think cancer until it's proven to be cancer.  I only had night sweats during chemo and Tamoxifen.  My father referred to them as "Power Surges".  He had prostate cancer and took a number of drugs that were similar to menopausal drugs plus Taxotere.

So, night sweats could be a cold, flu, or just a very bad case of nerves.

That in itself is not indicative of cancer.  However, if you have a lump and a biopsy is performed, and they say it's cancerous, then it's cancer.  See my other note to you about getting a biopsy or at least another opinion.

Please don't think that just because your sis had breast cancer that you do, too.  One outcome doesn't mean yours is the same.  Now, having someone so close to you die from breast cancer means you need to be super attentive to things and be your own advocate about your health care.

I do hope you have a better path, not all of us have taken that path even with a fight on our hands.  Just keep yourself in check, find a good doc for you, and just be mindful.

Lisa