Skin rubbing under arm after clearance

Hi Londonmumof2

Right breathe

And

1. Is the area hot to touch

2. have you a temperature or feel ill

If either of these are true then call it in to the medics

You've been through a lot and so has your body so do expect 

changes

But be watchful too

Leolady56

I have the same, although it is getting better slowly. I am 6 months post clearance. Physiotherapist is helping, and doing the exercises, but she also told me to put sudocreme on the scar and into all the skin folds in my armpit.  It really helps. x

Hiya Londonmumof2  I found that when i sat if i put a nice soft pillow under my arm it helped. I guess it stopped my arm putting pressure on my under arm. I still sleep with a pillow under my arm now, i was lucky enough to be given a heart shaped pillow from a charity when i went in and had my mastectomy. The heart shape is good as it fits snug under my arm. I only really felt uncomfortable for the first few weeks.

You say it is the shape of a football, have you had it checked or mentioned it to your breast care nurse. I got a seroma after i had lymph nodes removed. Its where fluid gathers under your skin around the area you have had operated. It's nothing to worry about, you can have it drained or leave it to soak back into your body, but it was very uncomfortable. 

Apart from this i hope you're doing good x

I was given one of those heart pillows by my Macmillian nurse in the recovery room after surgery, and they are SO good! I went to see 'Endgame' with my daughter and her friend about 8 days after my mastectomy with it firmly under my arm, hidden by a loose shirt and couldn't have sat still for 3 hours without it!

The redness is a bit better today. I bought some rolls of bandage and the tape they use. I folded it into a four-layered rectangle which I then taped across the armpit and onto the top of my chest.  It showed the new deep and mysterious cave-like armpit underneath, but it's a really neat job apart from the bruises, swelling and red patches!

I'm new to this ,but not to BC. Last time was twelve years ago. In the olden days all the lymph nodes were taken automatically. I wore jeans then and always had my hand in my back pocket. When going to get results treatments it was a common position. When everything got really sore my right hand went over my head as though I was scratching my left ear. I teach, and when I went back to work if my boss or my eta saw me doing that I'd be sent home if possible or brought coffee and painkillers. My eta was very good at putting my lymphedema sleeve on. I couldn't do it after my shower in the  morning. So shed put it on for me in the staff room. I bought beautiful ones from America at £ 100 each. I don't need them any more.

Waiting for surgery. It's taking MUCH longer than last time. Minute details keep flashing back. 

I had a Sedona too. I went back to the hospital to get it checked. Doc said there was nothing there as I was laid on the bed. As I sat up to get dressed the wound opened and stuff poured out. The same doctor gave me the all clear five years later. He didn't remember me me. I remembered him.

Not sure if forewarned is for armed, but at least I know sanitary towels make great emergency dressings and to stick to my guns.

Sorry rambling.