Hi all
Has anyone experienced a flare up of lymphedema after contracting coronavirus? In week 2 of being diagnosed positive I experienced severe pain in my chest and upper back when deep breathing, on the same side as my surgery. I ended up in A&E because of concerns it could be a blood clot but was eventually told it was muscular/skeletal related. I thought this was possible because just before my positive covid test, I’d been caring for my elderly mum and thought I had pulled the area around my surgery.
Nearly 3 weeks later though my back and surgery area are feeling worse and I think my breast lymphedema has increased because every morning I can see marks on my boob created by the bed sheets. It’s the pain in my back that’s bothering me the most… it hurts to turn over in bed and lie on my back.
I’m considering phoning my breast nurse with the anxiety that my TNBC has spread but just wondering if anyone else has experience of coronavirus creating pain around the area of surgery or it causing an increase in lymphedema (I’ve had it mildly in my breast since surgery last April)?