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auch
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14 years ago

a nuisance....

Isn't it interesting how the mind works. After being diagnosed with a PT and being at first found to be malignant then after being reviewed, was then catorgarised as intermediate...or borderline. I was told how luck I was. So why don't I feel lucky?

Since having 2 ops close together last September, one  for a lumpectomy, then the second to have a mess cleaned up and for a re excision to have wider margins...... I have had a continual ache and discomfort at the op site and under my arm. Yes I am having a whinge as today is not a good day...

Tomorrow will be better, it's just I feel like a whiney nuisance when i call the specialists rooms to say I have this problem. I guess I feel that they really have more serious and unluck patients and that I was termed a luck one!

So today I will ring again.......hope someone can give me an idea if this is normal or not ..... I may even ring another specialist and try there.

Ok thats enough now - i am going to work outside in the sun all day and enjoy my life!!!!!!

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  • Lydia's avatar
    Lydia
    Member
    14 years ago

    Hi Annette

    Sorry to hear that you're still feeling discomfort from your last operation and still feeling pain. Annette can I ask how big your tumour was & where was it located in your breast (more towards the armpit or nearer to the nipple?). I had my PT removed a few weeks ago, had the lumpectomy, it was  benign but there are no clear margins established.  I  have an appointment with an oncologist on the 1st of August and back to my breast specialist on the 3rd of August, after that I will know more about what is next in my treatment. I strongly believe a clear margin is needed and I hope they do it as PT are unpredictable and you hear so many mixed reports from benign, intermidiate and malignant. So after reading some of the information I am a little confused. I live in Sydney and the appointment that I have on the 1st is with a Professor recommended to me by Katie (She has been a Godsend, Katie started this blog & has been a wealth of information & an inspiration). Hopefully I will know more shortly, I wish your pain ceases soon and you feel better.

    take care

    Lydia

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    Lydia
    Member
    14 years ago

    Hi Annette

    Sorry to hear that you're still feeling discomfort from your last operation and still feeling pain. Annette can I ask how big your tumour was & where was it located in your breast (more towards the armpit or nearer to the nipple?). I had my PT removed a few weeks ago, had the lumpectomy, it was  benign but there are no clear margins established.  I  have an appointment with an oncologist on the 1st of August and back to my breast specialist on the 3rd of August, after that I will know more about what is next in my treatment. I strongly believe a clear margin is needed and I hope they do it as PT are unpredictable and you hear so many mixed reports from benign, intermidiate and malignant. So after reading some of the information I am a little confused. I live in Sydney and the appointment that I have on the 1st is with a Professor recommended to me by Katie (She has been a Godsend, Katie started this blog & has been a wealth of information & an inspiration). Hopefully I will know more shortly, I wish your pain ceases soon and you feel better.

    take care

    Lydia

  • auch's avatar
    auch
    Member
    14 years ago

    thanks for the reply, yes today is better - sorry for the whinge but it really helped the other day....i'm sorry to read what you are going through...i am fortunate I don't have to have chem and radiation at the moment .... I did ring the specialist again and was told the same that it may take a while and that some people don't have a pain free existence...so am going to just put up and shut up....

    anyway have to go and mow the lawns, well really its just grass nothing flash. life must go on!

    hope you are doing ok

    Auch

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    Leonie_Moore
    Member
    14 years ago

    Hi, It is always good to have a whinge and let it all out.  I am still recovering from my op in December and subsequent treatment since.  Chemo finished about 5 weeks.  I am now starting to feel okay and looking forward to "doing" some normal things.  My arm is very sore and a bit swollen.  Same area was operated on back in 2006 and was also radiated.  This time I have had extensive radiation to a much bigger area including my back and neck.  So it is exected that it should still be sore.  My arm never really became "unsore" from the first time.  My surgeon told me that after a period of time if it was still sore than it would always be sore.  Some ladies don't have any soreness at all.  Luck of the draw!!!!! Hope you are having a better day. XLeonie

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    Leonie_Moore
    Member
    14 years ago

    Hi, It is always good to have a whinge and let it all out.  I am still recovering from my op in December and subsequent treatment since.  Chemo finished about 5 weeks.  I am now starting to feel okay and looking forward to "doing" some normal things.  My arm is very sore and a bit swollen.  Same area was operated on back in 2006 and was also radiated.  This time I have had extensive radiation to a much bigger area including my back and neck.  So it is exected that it should still be sore.  My arm never really became "unsore" from the first time.  My surgeon told me that after a period of time if it was still sore than it would always be sore.  Some ladies don't have any soreness at all.  Luck of the draw!!!!! Hope you are having a better day. XLeonie