Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi I had the reconstruction surgery to fill in where the surgery had left a big dip , they used my fat from under my boob ie over ribs , it was a very large scar the length of my beast , I have since had more problems , scar tissue , painful lumps , seroma all from surgery , I had biopsy few weeks ago because of hard lump found and they took fluid off which had built up . I regret the further op and it now looks worse , please consider carefully not all reconstruction surgery is successful,discuss the procedure fully before going into it please . My breasts were only 36c so not large .I still have large dip and now more scars and hardness x ... View more

I totally agree it’s a worry and it is very uncomfortable to live with at times . I got a phone call which said it’s nothing sinister thank his , but today the letter came and it said it was a mass of scar tissue with a haemorrhage, it says because it’s been 5 years I no longer need yearly mammogram and if I’m worried in future I can contact them through the two week route through  my gp route so no number to call if I’m worried .I had it drained but it’s already hard again , you feel a pain if you keep going to gp so it’s good there is a place where you can chat to others, it’s put me off going to GP in the future as you feel like a nuisance and obviously you just have to  live with it don’t you , take care x ... View more

Hi all re-update on my biopsy, I have been told it is a Seroma ,I had a pocket of fluid with a mass of tissue the mass 24mmx 29mm was scar tissue nothing sinister ,if I had some advice after surgery about this complication I may not have been worried. The fluid has been taken away , they can’t say it won’t come back ,massage and compression bra may help , they are going to keep an eye on me as I may develop lymphedema in future ,thank you everyone for your wise words and concern. Xx ... View more

I have been experiencing pain under my arm and across my breast for a few months , I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer 2015 I had chemo , radiotherapy and lumpectomy and a couple of lymph nodes removed I made good recovery but last May I had some more surgery as I had problems with sinking on one side of my breast and scar tissue, I had a lot of tissue removed but it’s been a problem really since.I found in last 2 months real pain in my underarm and across my breast , I could feel a lump so I went yesterday to breast clinic and I’ve ended up having scan and needle biopsy and some fluid removed I get my results next week , I’m praying it’s not a second cancer, but you have to trust your instincts, you know your body and if things aren’t right , it’s so hard trying to live with with this, its  always in the background you try to get on with your life but it never goes away.I also got a chemical menopause thanks to the chemo and  I think there should be more sites like this where you can talk to others who feel the same and can empathise, I dont tell my family or friends how I feel because I don’t want them to worry them. I wish there was more about the aftermath of Breast cancer and complications and for people who can’t have HRT as I can’t because of the cancer being TN .  ... View more