newbie here. So glad to have found a support forum as I’m feeling pretty lost and confused at the moment. I was diagnosed with low grade phase 2 breast cancer in July/Aug which I think I’ve had for a year or more. Surgery was delayed a little to give us time for a pre-planned holiday, but I had a mastectomy two weeks ago and have been home a week. Sentinel node biopsy on the day revealed spread to the lymph, so I’ve had axillary clearance too.
I’m healing nicely from the surgery but am suffering from dizziness that I first experienced just before my diagnosis - ie I don’t think it’s a psychological symptom from stress or anything. I’m on Tamoxifen but the dizziness occurred before it was prescribed. I’d hoped it would go away, post operation, but it hasn’t. The GP thinks it’s probably nothing sinister but I’m not due to go to the hospital to start my treatment plan until 13 October and meanwhile I’m getting very distressed about this. Have any of you experienced this?
I am so sorry you have gone through it and I had mastectomy and SN 2 taken and clear. I had dizziness last year before BC and although the doc couldnt be sure he thought it was an ear problem. I had a little bit of a blocked ear but it had cleared and left me with dizziness.
I am on Tamoxifen and it has gotten worse and I have nausea with it. I am on valoids now and just take them when I need to and not the 3 times a day prescribed. I am better than I was and it seems to be less and less with the weeks going by.
I hope this helps but I think you may find that a lot of us ladies have a light headed feeling sometime or other. So long as the Doctors check it out to put your mind at rest you should feel better about it soon.
Do you get your dizziness symptoms at any special time. If I get up too quickly I get dizzy and I generally have low blood pressure. If I take my time it doesn’t occur. How often does it happen? Love Val X
You can get dizzy from anemia as well which you may be after blood loss during your operation. It could take a few weeks for your blood to recover. Just another thought.
Thanks all, for your comments. I don’t think the dizziness is blood pressure related, or anaemia, as both were checked regularly in hospital. An ear infection is an outside possibility, but there’s nothing visible, of course. It’s a real worry, and one I feel no one is taking seriously…