Rash
Hi all. Hoping everyone had a great new year. I have been doing well lately. I enjoyed Christmas, had a quiet New Years and am generally getting on with life now all treatment finished at the end of November with my last Herceptin. My fatigue has improved. My weight loss is still on track. I lost 24 kgs just before Christmas, but put on 2 kgs thanks to some indulgences during the festive season! Definitely noticed that my joint pain increased when I ate sweets or anything with processed sugar in it, so now I am back to my anti inflammatory eating plan and feeling better after each day. Finally going back to work part time 2 days a week on 11 Jan. So things are generally positive and on the up and up.
In the last week to 10 days my husband noticed I have developed a red rash underneath and over the bottom third of my right breast. I previously had a lumpectomy for a HER2 + tumour which was located 10 cms above my right nipple, chemo and radiation which I finished in May 2016. The rash seems to have come up quite quickly. It's a little warmer than the other breast and my lymphs on that side are slightly tender. The rash has also been very slightly itchy. Antihistamines haven't got rid of it. It doesn't look infected, just pinkish and different to my 'normal' breast. Today I traced around it with pen to see if it will get any bigger over the next few days.
My GP is away and I don't want to go running off to a doctor if it's not necessary especially when my hubby is whisking me away for a few days on a canoeing holiday before I return to work. I have an appointment with radiation oncologist for a 3 month check up on 13 Jan. Would love to hear from anyone who has had similar rash or advice from anyone as to whether it's ok to wait until the end of next week to see someone. I would like to know what's causing it. Could it be a late effect of radiation? Grateful for your thoughts.
Thnx
Nadine
In the last week to 10 days my husband noticed I have developed a red rash underneath and over the bottom third of my right breast. I previously had a lumpectomy for a HER2 + tumour which was located 10 cms above my right nipple, chemo and radiation which I finished in May 2016. The rash seems to have come up quite quickly. It's a little warmer than the other breast and my lymphs on that side are slightly tender. The rash has also been very slightly itchy. Antihistamines haven't got rid of it. It doesn't look infected, just pinkish and different to my 'normal' breast. Today I traced around it with pen to see if it will get any bigger over the next few days.
My GP is away and I don't want to go running off to a doctor if it's not necessary especially when my hubby is whisking me away for a few days on a canoeing holiday before I return to work. I have an appointment with radiation oncologist for a 3 month check up on 13 Jan. Would love to hear from anyone who has had similar rash or advice from anyone as to whether it's ok to wait until the end of next week to see someone. I would like to know what's causing it. Could it be a late effect of radiation? Grateful for your thoughts.
Thnx
Nadine
