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Pamela Cook - 13 Oct 2005 20:32 GMT

Hi,
I have just completed treatment for bc . finished radiation end of
August....During radiation treatment I saw my oncologist regarding a feeling
in my throat that something was stuck there ..Always feeling I need to
swallow, also shortness of breath...She was really understanding and looked
down my throat and tested my blowing power (Don't know the technical term)
listened to my lungs and sent me for a chest x-ray (Clear)she said it is
highly unlikely that the cancer has spread (No lymph node involvement) and
even more unlikely to have spread to my throat.......It doesn't seem to be
getting any better and I'm waiting to hear from the hospital to have it
investigated.......Would be pretty bad luck to get a separate tumour???????
but not impossible? Could this feeling be caused by stress? I'm now
back at work and hoping to get on with my life, any information from anyone
who has had the same symptoms, or experiences similar would be gratefully
read...
Thanking everyone who has helped me in the past
Pam

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A. P. Thorsen - 13 Oct 2005 22:36 GMT

> Hi,
> I have just completed treatment for bc . finished radiation end of
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> who has had the same symptoms, or experiences similar would be gratefully
> read...

Could this be stress? I'm sure it could.

After my husband died (at 45), I had some symptoms involving chest
discomfort and breathing. I was sure it was physical. My GP thought it
was likely due to stress, and gave me Ativan. It worked.

My symptoms were not exactly like yours, but somewhat similar.
Obviously, other things *are* possible, and people with breast cancer
are at slightly elevated risk for other cancers, but uncommon things are
still uncommon.

You could check with your GP to see whether you might have some more
common thing, or to check on the stress angle.

If it is stress, exercise may help (and would also help you get strength
back, and get on with life), I already mentioned drugs, and there are
other stress-reducers (massage, yoga, meditation . . . .).

I hope this turns out to be nothing worrisome, and is over quickly!
Meanwhile, try not to worry (but I know how hard that can be, especially
after a cancer diagnosis & treatment).

Take care,

Ann T.
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Teddy - 25 Oct 2005 23:46 GMT

I have a lump in my throat caused from acid reflux. I didn't realize I
had a hiatial hernia(sp) and had been lying down after eating supper.
Maybe that coud be your throat problem but it doesn't seem likely to
cause shortness of breath. Some medications can cause that so check your
side-effects on your rxs

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madiba - 26 Oct 2005 10:35 GMT

> Hi,
> I have just completed treatment for bc . finished radiation end of
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> who has had the same symptoms, or experiences similar would be gratefully
> read...

As Ann T. wrote, it could be stress. It can cause whats known in the
field as 'globus hystericus', a feeling of a lump in one's throat
without the physical correlate (ie there is none). Ativan or some other
tranquilliser should help and if it does then you know what the problem
was.. BC almost never causes lumps IN the throat, very rarely a lump
ON the neck..

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