Getting myself in a panic re what is happening with my breast

Bharat

Get a grip. How's your temperature. You know if you go to Jimmys they will sort you out. But these things like you say always happen on a weekend. My issues never fall on the two days my BC nurse works. There's a surprise.

I think this is one occasion where knowledge is a dangerous thing. Now be realistic 48 hrs is not going to make that much difference to how you heal etc If you don't feel ill and don't have a temperature then you are probably OK. My zaps gave me a heat type rash and they suggested anti histamines. My boob still has a turquoise nipple by the way.

Have you used any lotion etc that you don't normally use, even a different shower gel could cause a reaction. Especially if you are being blasted.

So deep breath,open a bottle of wine and watch Strictly. If that's not going to work try a drop in centre rather than hospital. 

On Monday ask to see a nurse or a doctor. I think if you explained to the radiotherapy how worried you are they can book you in. That's what they did when my boobwent red after just two zaps. I'd been taking painkillers so that masked the temperature.

I hope that helps. You know the main problem? Us practical people like to be in control. Unfortunately the BC and the NHS is in control and we don't like that. So do something you can control to get through the next couple of days.

Ok

I'm Not getting Rads so not qualified to give advice 

Soooo all I can say is 

Margaret x

  thank you for the voice of reason.  Many people call me that (but defo not today!). 

No to a high temp, new skin stuff or shower gel. Sort of changed  about two weeks back when  I started tamoxifen, but then the last few days a bit redder.  I suppose if life was simple we'd get bored. Oh and yes to total control freakitis!Thanks very muchly

Northerner  thank you. I've eaten my tea like a good girl. Love the gif,  Haven't graduated to posting such things on here yet  Think this preceded the rads. They just complicate getting to see my BCN  we live 40 mins from one hosp and over an hour from Leeds so would/will involve serious leg crossing for our dog who to be fair has a bladder capacity much superior to mine.  Onwards  and upwards.

Hugs 

Hi

I don't know if this helps but my boob keeps going red. I am not on rads yet but my operation took a long while to heal because I had an infection which spread all over my boob. That is all healed now but I find if my boob gets too warm or I have been sleeping on my front it still goes very red where I had the infection. It does fade but comes back again. Breast surgeon said it was nothing to worry about. He thought it was just the healing process. I would still get it checked out just to put your mind at rest. Xxx

Hi although I’ve not had rads I can empathise with the ‘oh crap’ effect of a red area. Mine is on my rib cage, the bottom bit which sticks out and is more noticeable after having a mx. It’s my usual pressure point esp if I’ve been lying prone, yoga stuff. Mine came to my attention probably a couple of weeks ago but it’s still there and seemed redder when it caught my eye on Thursday. Like you I imagine all sorts usually worse case scenario and all that, which is the norm. So I’m also chasing up a nurse on Monday  to get checked over else I’ll just keep worrying .. and it’s also on my list of things to get checked out. Fingers crossed for both of us.

I’m staying calm and carrying on ... so far

hugs xx

Flossie25 and HockeyNut thank you. We really put ourselves through more than we need don't we? As if we hadn't got enough to contend with.

I have fingers crossed for all the worry buckets!

Love W

Good morning .......I hope things are less pink today. It's a good idea to get things checked over though because no matter how many times you tell yourself to stop.....you won't stop worrying otherwise.

I remember just before my last mammogram......three years since my lumpectomy....my breast had a large red patch and I could feel a hard lump. The radiologist showed me on the ultrasound that the lump was calcified scar tissue in the area where internal tissue was still healing even after all that time and the pink.....no explanation but no cancer! I vowed I wouldn't be like that this year......but here I am 2 weeks from mammogram four with a painful breast and yes.....it's definitely pink and wrinkly. As I never had an external lump before my tumour was found by mammogram in 2015 and it was triple negative ....the mind goes into overdrive. 

So don't be afraid to chat to someone who can check your breast this week. Put your mind at rest...........

Hope today is easier.

Love Karen

Another early waker! Lacomtekp thank you. My gut feeling for the last couple of weeks has been it's just the way it is. Don't  know why this weekend I've got so concerned. No matter how successful the treatment, good outlook etc etc this set of cells that went slightly of the rails, change how you view things don't  they?

I like to think of "Boris2" my second lesion as a quirky pal who has some bad habits, not an alien trying to take over.

He's "Boris2" because had a long haul with first wound 2 years ago as haematoma left a grape size hole which took weeks of daily dressings to heal and called the wound Boris!. This was long before Boris wasi n my brain as a political figure..

Hi Bagrat

I have a Boris, left over from the first time. Funny we were looking last night. This Times scars are faint lines. Almost like a drawing with a white eye pencil. Last times is a veiny dip, a definite sharkbite. Left behind after being packed for weeks after an infection.

I knew that was an infection all the symptoms. Doc looked and gave me a choice in A and E. Wait be admitted and have a general anaesthetic or he'd do it straight away. I prompted for the latter. So he gave me two paracetamol and then proceeded to clear it out. After he'd gone the nurse just looked at me and said" He didn't even wait for the pain relief to kick in."I thought it was OK I'd expected it to be uncomfortable, she was horrified. The good old days. I'd have done better with a stick to bit on.

How many treatments have you left at Jimmys?