Breast Cancer Care Forum

I am getting sore ribs, more so lower down. I had a bilateral mastectomy and no recon. Radiotherapy to left side at Genesis care. Both ribs hurts. In fact the right one hurts more. Had a ct scan and all clear. Is this normal? It was 6 months ago I had surgery. Also, on my upper abdomen I have got lots of fatty lumps under my skin. They don't hurt and haven't grown. 4 seperate doctors have concluded fat necrosis either from surgery or putting in weight from chemo. Ct scan again clear. ... View more

Hi all, my surgeon doesn't stage her breast cancer patients. But others seem too. For a while this didn't bother me but lately I kind of feel I want a stage given. My original diagnosis was: Lobular 8.7cm tumour 0 nodes affected Grade 2 Her2- ER+ After having a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy the tumour pocket measured only 5cm. The entirety of the tumour had gone. Looking on this website I figured mine would be 2b? ... View more

Hi all, so I am 4.5 months on from a bmx (no recon). Last weekend I was seen and had drained about 500ml of fluid which was thick red. For now they aren't concerned but I am worried it'll happen again. I've started wearing a compression belt. I just feel frustrated as I still don't seem to be able to do what I use too, especially for a 34 year old. Under my armpits are aching but granted this has come on this last week. An Ultrasound on the armpits didn't show anything. My left side I had some lymph nodes removed (cancer free) and the right side none removed as there was no cancer there. I'm just wondering when these aches and pains settle? When does the seroma/haematomas settle? Is it normal to have some blood in the fluid 4.5 months on from surgery? I am trying to not over do it as the week before I got the drain, I had moved furniture, decorated and rans up the steps at Dovedale. So this may have caused trauma and therefore the blood in the fluid. I'm just tired. I wish it all would settle down.  ... View more

Hey, so I am 4 months on from a bmx. No recon. I had radio to one side. I Holy Spirit regular seromas that we’re reguarly drained. Each time I was drained the area would go concave rather than flat if that makes sense. Also when full, it would wobble like jelly.    Now thoigh its flat a ross my chest, feels firm and maybe swollen? I can’t work out if it’s the bmx settling finally, or if it is actually swollen or not. A friend said if feels like normal flesh now. The skin isn’t warm or red. The dog ears hurt sometimes when lying on my side but that’s calming down. No swelling Anywhere else. The area feels numb too. So it’s hard to tell if it actually swollen or just normal ? I wouldn’t say the area is puffy looking.    I text my surgeon and she’s going to check it this weekend. What are your thoughts? Worried about lymphedema.... ... View more

Hi there,   I have about 3 or 4 thumb print size red patches of dry-ish skin on my body. One is along my lower knicker line on my left leg. The other is about where my top knicker line sits on my tummy and also stretch marks that are new due to weight gain from chemo. And another patch appearing on my upper left leg and a small tiny patch near armpit. All on my left side.    I had breast cancer in my left breast.    I have had chemo, double mastecomty, full nodal clearence, radio and now on Tamoxifen and Zoladex.    I sent a photo of one of the patches to my surgeon and she said it looks like eczema. It doesn't overly itch. The patches are flat, quite reddy pinky in colour. The dryness dissipates when I lather them in creams etc.   My mind keeps doubting though and thinking skin mets.    Anyone else had a similar experience? Just need some reassurance.  ... View more

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Hi there   I am 4 months post double mastectomy, no recon. When will the seroma's stop?   Also, I have 3 very sore toe nails, 2 of which have another nail growing over the top. This has been since I had chemo. I finished chemo the beginning of May 2018. I've now also got small, thumb print sizes red scaly paches on my body.    Any ideas? ... View more