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jintie
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6 years ago

after an axillary clearance

I had a bilateral mastectomy plus axillary clearance with DIEP reconstruction 13 weeks ago.  I completed chemo on the last day of 2018 and radiotherapy finished in early March.  

What does it normally feel like in your armpit after an axillary clearance?  Numbness yes.  Swelling yes.  Otherwise it’s feels normal, except for a lump which I have noticed for a few weeks now (swelling has settled).

Would it be normal to feel a solid but moveable lump, size bigger than a pea in the armpit area?  I’m seeing the GP Tuesday but just wanted to know what other’s armpits have felt like after an axillary clearance.

thanks
  • Thanks.  Doesn’t quite feel like cording as I’ve had this.  Wait and see eh.
  • Could be cording which is very common. Also, They probe so much in that area it often causes all kinds of lumps and bumps which can occur after the event and stick around for quite a while. Sigh! So much for feeling normal.