Pins & needles

I’m nearly at the end of my treatment rads after chemo, SNB & WLE. My surgery was in March & 2 lymph nodes were removed last October. Everything has healed well but I’ve noticed increasing sensations of pins & needles in the hand on that side. Is that something anyone else gets now?

Hi, Not sure if it will help, but took this off the Macmillan website, my onc was telling me about this when l met with him a couple of weeks ago.

About one in 100 women who have radiotherapy to the underarm as part of their treatment will develop some numbness and tingling in the hand; weakness in the hand; or pain around the shoulder, arm or hand. These symptoms will usually be quite mild but very occasionally may be more severe and troublesome.

They are due to damage to the nerves going into the arm, which can sometimes occur after radiotherapy to the armpit. These nerves are known as the brachial plexus, and the long-term side effect is often called radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy or brachial plexopathy
Sandra x

Thank you Sandra I’ll ask about it when I see the Onc next as it’s happening most days. Am waiting for an appointment now after finishing rads this week. Your energy is boundless, I’ve been reading your chemo progress reports so far. Good luck & be kind to yourself on your journey, eat well and take all the free complimentary therapy sessions you can get.
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Thank you Tresanne for your kind words. Let me know what your onc says, l will be interested to hear, only mine made quite a point of it! which was a bit of a worry! ;o) xxx
Well done in nearing the end of your treatment XXX