Am I imagining it?

Dear Jigsaw61

I think you know what I’m about to say - please please call your breast care nurses - all changes should be enquired about . Your GP will help you too. 

So my dear pick up the phone and call someone .

love 

Ruby Rose  

Hi Jigsaw61, I’d echo Ruby Rose, definitely get it checked out. My ‘offending’ boob is also bigger than the other. I pointed it out when I had my post rads oncology follow up (don’t know if they do them these days). It was 6 months post op and 10 weeks post radiotherapy. They agreed it was bigger, and gave me antibiotics in case it was an infection and a referral to the lympheodema service. The lympheodema nurse confirmed that it was lympheodema, probably from the radiotherapy. It’s a side effect that isn’t often mentioned and I don’t think it’s that common. I was advised re better bras (mine were not supportive enough apparently) and told to take up Nordic walking or swimming/aquarobics - I’m still Nordic walking and love it. Anyway I’m jumping ahead, yours may be quite different but definitely get on to the breast clinic. You can self refer indefinitely I think, certainly I’ve seen them in between annual mammograms for various issues even though I’m now 2 and a half years post op.  
Wishing you well, let us know how you get on. Love and hugs, HFxx

Thanks Ruby Rose, I’ll call my BCN.

Thanks HappyFeet1. I’m going to call my BCN. Most of my follow up appointments have been over the phone because of Covid but I know they’ll see me if I’m concerned. Will let you know x

Spoken to hospital. They tell me it sounds like chest wall inflammation. If I’m still concerned they will see me but that’s difficult with restrictions etc. I feel happier but will see how I go. Tit’s unlikely to be lympheodema as I only had 3 nodes removed and not total clearance.