Hi, I am new here and not sure what to say. I was diagnosed with stage 3 TNBC in June last year. I have had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a lumpectomy done in February. I am currently still having the immunotherapy and I am having 5 sessions every 6 weeks. I have recently had my 3rd treatment but the aches in my body seem to be getting worse the more I try and do things at home and I have an uncomfortable feeling in my armpit plus in my side at night/morning. I do admit I didn't always do my exercises after surgery and now I am worried I have late effects because of this.
I will do next time I see my oncologist, thank you.
Hi, welcome to the forum. I'm one of the champions in this group and I wanted to say hi. I do think it can take some time for the surgery to heal (my scar area is tender even today, 4 years on) and it could just be that settling down, but I agree with Codfish, worth getting it checked. Best wishes
I spoke to the breast care nurses at the hospital where I had my surgery about the ache that I had, also thought I may have felt a swelling/lump in my arm pit. They made an appointment within the 2 weeks to have a mammogram and ultrasound, thankfully they were ok. I have also had a bone scan as the ache/uncomfortable feeling is still there at night, I am nervous again to get the results on Thursday.
Wishing you all the best for your results on Thursday. Thinking of you. F.x
My results from the bone scan are ok. My surgeon has told me it showed some enlarged lymph nodes in the centre chest area, I am now waiting to hear from the lung specialist to see if I need a camera down with biopsies to see why.
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