Hot breast and tenderness

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Had lumpectomy and 4 lymph nodes removed in January followed by 5 radiotherapy sessions last one being on 8t,h April. For some reason the last week the breast is warm/hot to the touch and tender at times also under the armpit, but not all of the time? Also although I can still get hands above head it now feels like stretching yet I did the given exercises. Just wondering why now?

  • Hi Mammymo welcome to the forum and sorry to hear  about what has been happening  for you. Hot to the touch and tender to the touch would make me think of a possible infection and you need to get the GP to have  a look at this as you may need Anti-biotics so worth getting  checked out.. It may also be the tightness could be a little bit of Lymphoedema developing alongside an infection so go get checked out.