Help! Pain and swelling in area around surgery after 1st chemo

Yes definitely Londonmumof2. , get it checked. Good luck xx

Londonmumof2, I have just read your post.  I can't answer 'as such'  (I had the combined operation of lumpectomy and radiotherapy). ...

What I will say, from other posts I have read over the time, you should have a phone number to call if you have any problems or concerns, to speck with a nurse or the hospital ward that has given you the chemo.  

You should contact the hospital straight away - not in a panic mode, in 'get advice at the early stage' - it could be a number of things, it could be part of the process, it could also be a reaction, it could be an infection brewing, they need to know so they can help.  

Please phone them, if you read this tonight, phone them tonight and see what they say - ask them what advice they can give you.

if you don't like to phone, tell them how you feel and that your family have made you phone.  Listen.... if this was someone else going thought this, I am sure you would be the first to tell them to get in touch with Hospital, Nurse - you need to and after all, this is there job, they want to help. Plus.... they don't know you are going thought this, you have to tell them.

and your last sentence ..... Should I call in even though I've no temperature etc? ...

Yes, because this could be happening 'before' the temperature develops, or, if could be an infection, please phone, you don't need to go thought this pain and the worry.  

Sending love and hugs and hoping everything settles down....

PHONE THEM - Thats what they are there for xxxx

Yes Londonmumof2, you should call the unit, just for advice if nothing else. If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't, whatever the reason! 

You'll become very adept at knowing your body during and after chemo and other treatment, and if something doesn't feel right for you and you're concerned, then phone. I know the temperature thing is the one thing that they always go on about, but it's not the be all and end all of things. I've been in hospital three times with neutropenic sepsis (well, that's what the notes say - I'm not convinced) and have been to A&E several times after 'not feeling right' - at no time have I ever run a temperature, my body just doesn't do it - I think the highest I've ever had is 37.3, and that was after sitting in a VERY hot A&E for 6 hours! 

Everyone is different, so if you're worried, phone... 

Hugs to you! 

Thanks everyone.  It' isn't any worse today so far,  and I'm on day 6 now  so might wait until it is (!), or a new issues appears to join it.  Still rushing to the loo urgently,  but no infection yesterday when a doctor checked. Constipation,  sore teeth (gums ok so far), and headache are the new ones today.... and feeling a bit low which I'm guessing is normal around now.  

Husband and older daughter home again after their 3 week trip,  asked had to laugh away my younger daughter telling them off about coughing near me!

Have a lovely Saturday:)