Found new lump in dissected armpit this morning.
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Hey @Kmakm, thanks for the tag. Sorry, I just saw it.
Yes it has been mentioned however I was told it's more toxic than the tamoxifen and the side effects more than likely will be worse considering the current issues. Conflicting information it seems. Don't know, I seem to spend a lot of time confused as to what to do these days ....lol0 -
Hi @Molly001, just checking in to see how that lumpiness is feeling?
I had a seroma pop up in my axilla around 6-8 weeks after finishing radiotherapy. It was larger than a hens egg. It then tookover a year to go back to not being palpable, although still there on my most recent mammogram and ulrasound a monthor so ago.1 -
Hi @Molly001 .... the tenderness in my lumpectomy boob (around the nipple) was identified as a seroma with my ultrasound last Monday. It is a fluid buildup & should 'dissolve' into the surrounding flesh over time. It's been tender for about 4 weeks now ..... so I have a 'watch & act' on it just now ....
Maybe, just Get your GP to give you a referral for an ultrasound (and/or mammogram) to start off with
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Hi wonderfuls, in the end I decided not to freak out about the lumps found and waited til my trials appt with my oncol, which was only a 2 week wait anyhow. She had a poke around and said it felt like muscle but booked me an U/S just to be sure. Had the U/S this morn & confirmed it's muscle. Feels strange because of RT, but nothing sinister there. I was blown away at how much the muscle has changed compared with the healthy side! Glad, now, I didn't run too far ahead with the idea of recurrance but def relieved to have gotten it checked.7
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That is excellent news. Mxx0
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Yay!
Have you looked into an exercise physiology course? I've just finished one and it's so good to feel stronger. K xox0 -
Great news!0
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Nothing bad, and nothing weird. Excellent all round.0
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Hi Molly I think we are leading parallel lives. I’m a single mum whose marriage broke down, two girls, finished treatment 2 years ago.
my right arm same cancer side has been aching for three days my foob hurts to touch my chest wall on the top above my foob hurts when I press it. It all sounds too familiar. I never felt a clear lump the first time but just the same symptoms of pain that turned out to be a cluster of eight grade 2 tumours.
im terrified. I don’t want to put my girls through any of this again. I don’t have the strength. Being a single mum was tough that I’ve even ceased private health. I’ve no idea how it works in the public system.
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@Pennikins What a rough time you've had. Don't let the ache drag you into a vortex of worry if you can help it. Go get the doc to check it out. Your girls want you here more than they want to avoid anything else. If you'd like to, give the BCNA helpline a call tomorrow to talk it through. You might find that helps a bit. 1800 500 258. Let us know how you get on. K xox1
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@kmakm I would really like to see an exercise physiologist. I have a chronic diseases care plan, so 5 medicare visits to a specialist. I was going to see a physio for my sciatica, but that's settled for now so I mi g t look into it.
@Pennikins my heart goes out to you. It's tough. Try not to overthink it, get it checked out & process the result when you get it. Easier said than done, but worry changes nothing. I went fully public & my treatment/team was amazing. Let us know how you go.1 -
Thank you so much ladies I’ve never used this network before the first time around I’ thought I had it in the bag. My first post and now I know a) there is a help line I can call and b) someone who advocated public.
cant thank you both enough already, I really appreciate it.3 -
Whereabouts are you @Molly001? My course was run by Eastern Health (public hospital division in Melbourne) and 14 sessions and two individual assessments cost me the grand sum of $10. I heard about it from my oncologist who knew of three courses and said this was the one her patients raved about.
@Pennikins I went private and while there were aspects of it that have been fantastic, there are also aspects that haven't been. And I don't just mean the gap payments! At times I've been quite envious of some of the public health experiences I've read about here.
I've found this forum to be so helpful for me. It's an amazing hive mind I reckon! K xox1 -
@pennikins I'm hoping that you don't have to worry about private or public but if you do, check with your specialist about the gap first. My surgeon, knowing my circumstances, didn't charge a gap - he works in both the public and private system but I saw him as a private patient. My onc, I think, either charged a very small gap at the beginning or none at all (too freaked out at the time to remember). The genetics onc didn't charge her usual gap of $240 and $120 - bulk-billed me. It's always worth asking. Of course, you still have to go public for hospitals if that's the case so it has to be someone who does work in both sectors.1
