Cording and little lumps underarm

Hi Celie, whilst I didn’t have cording, I did have a little lump appear along my scar line. I had this checked by a scan and was told it was a fat narcosis. It’s still there and I was told to keep an eye on it. Hopefully at some stage it will disappear but they did say it could take a long time. 
Fingers crossed yours are the same, but so get it checked.

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x

Hi Cuffcake,

thanks for your reply.  It helps to know at least one other person has had something similar happen to them.

Hopefully nothing to worry about. I’ll be getting a scan soon and I’ll get to know for sure then,

Hugs back xxxx

Hi, 2 years on from surgery and I noticed a different lump around the scar line. I had a scan to check and it was confirmed as scar tissue. Always good to check it out. Best wishes 

Yes I had cording down my rib cage, physio helped, but the pain flares up every now and then, even three years on. Lumps and bumps also there as the tissue moved during the procedure to remove the cancer. Good to have a scan thought, mine was diagnosed as scar tissue. 

Hi, thank you for replying. It’s good to know other people’s experiences. 

My lump isn’t on the scar, it’s on and around the cording under my arm. 
I'm expecting a scan soon so I’ll know then.

All the best.

Hi,

thank you for your reply. It’s good to know other people’s experiences.

i get pain on my rib cage and around my shoulder blade on and off but the cording is just under my arm. 
My scan is soon so I’ll know then 

Brst wishes 

Hi Celie, I cannot comment on the lumps as I didn’t have them. This may occur when I have another op to remove my auxilary lymph nodes after Chemo. 

I found an exercise online that worked for me in 2 days. I had been referred to Physio but cancelled this as no longer needed it and it will have created an appt for someone else. 

The exercise is:

Raise the affected arm out to the side, parallel to your shoulder with your inner arm facing away from you.
Bend your wrist backwards (opposite to the natural way) Hold for a few seconds. You will feel the pull. Straighten your hand.

Bend your elbow, bringing your hand towards your shoulder. Now wave This releases the tension caused. 
Give it a go. I advised another forum user with this exercise and it worked for her too. 
Let me know if you try this and whether it helped. 

Massive hugs xx

Alfie24

Hi, Alfie,

Thank you for your reply.

It’s nice of you to share!  I’ve tried the exercise but there is no pull.  It isn’t stretching the part where I have the cording, maybe we have it in different places to each other.  It shouldn’t be too long a wait for the physio anyway and it isn’t too severe just now, I want to make sure it doesn’t get any worse.

Wishing you luck with your op. X

HI, THERE IS A GREAT SERIES OF VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE ADVISED BY MY CONSULTANT, A GREAT LADY CALLED JEN MCKENZIE, TAKE A LOOK THERE ARE SOME GOOD CORDING EXERCISES ON THERE PLUS MORE ABOUT BREAST CANCER.. REALLY HELPFUL. GOOD LUCK X

Hi,

Thanks for that. I think I’ve seen some of those videos, the name seems familiar. 
Best wishes x