Hi I'm a year on from finishing my chemo and surgery and will be a year from December for radio therapy. I've had my first mammogram and all clear given but Ive got lymphoedema in my left arm and wear a compression sleeve. But for the last month I'm getting pain from the breast that I've had the WLE and node clearance on from the nipple to under arm, especially around the lymph clearance scar now proper aching and no pain relief helps.. I've also had the off pain under the opposite side under arm. Can anybody advise? I have called 3times and left messages for my beast care nurse but they have not rung back but I'm due to go back to oncology in 10 days ready for my next 6 monthly zometa infusion thanks Colleen
Hello Dizzy,
Luckily you have an appointment in ten days so that oncology can check things for you but I remember around the same point after treatment having a lot of pain in my breast. It was quite scary because I could feel a hard lump too but my one year mammogram was clear of cancer. My surgeon said that internal scar tissue takes much longer than you imagine to heal. He could see some calcification on the mammogram where the scar was healing....Hence the lump I could feel.
Actually even though I am waiting for my four year mammogram at the end of November, I still get days when my breast is painful in the place where the scar is.Hopefully this is the same for you but you can discuss it with your doctors too.
Love Karen
It does sound very similar.......but I'm not a doctor so whilst this is the most likely explanation, do check with your oncologist when go!
Sleep well.....I am off to bed now. The amitriptyline I am taking for neuropathy makes me very tired and groggy in the mornings. C'est la vie......
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