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Side effects wide local excision
Wide local excision & sentinel node biopsy mid December, had seroma in armpit drained twice, otherwise healed well have found extremely sensitive nipple since, especially to hot/cold, not sure if th...
Hi @Vonniejoy any heat or swelling post surgery can be a problem. Even the term ' post surgery' is problematic. Seroma can set up nasty little pockets of goo that can hang around for months. If you think you might have an infection get to your GP asap. Weirdo nerve stuff is horrible, but as @primek has suggested, there are drugs that can help once it is established that nerve damage is the issue.
Try to keep some record of what is happening and how you feel. That will make it easier to explain things to your medical team.
Try to keep some record of what is happening and how you feel. That will make it easier to explain things to your medical team.