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Old Mastectomy Scar Itching
I'm wondering if anyone else has had to deal with intense itching of an old mastectomy scar. I had my first mastectomy (right) in March 2010 (the prophylactic second one in December of the same year). The past couple of days, the end of the scar under my right armpit has really started itching like CRAZY. Can anyone…
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Joint pain
Has anyone on Anastrozole had knee joint pain in the middle of the night? I have severe knee pain but only between 2-4am every night. Very odd since I have no joint pain any other time of the day.
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Bone and joint pain after tamoxifen
I concluded my 5 year regimen of Tamoxifen in August 2024. While taking Tamoxifen, I had terrible bone and joint pain in my lower extremities that was only alleviated by strong pain killers. I was delighted to reach my 5 year mark, stop taking the pain killers, and remain cancer free! However this bone and joint pain…
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Anastrozole
I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal cell carcinoma in June 2022. I received 4 cycles of chemo, last cycle was in December 2022. I have been on Anastrozole for about a year and have recently started to experience fairly severe joint pain, primarily in my knees. I have also been experiencing carpal tunnel symptoms.…
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Stomach pain post Diep flap
I’m nearly three years out from DIEP flap surgery. Since the very beginning I’ve had issues with extreme muscle cramping in one spot of my left lower abdomen. I even get hard charley horses there! Any ab workouts or heavy lifting triggers this. Has anyone else experienced this, and did you find any treatments or solutions?
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Rib pain
I have had the worse left side rib pain where if I sneeze or cough it’s a sharp pain. I have a hard time moving never the rib pain is constant. Closer to 1 yr double mastectomy and 6 months post reconstruction. Bone scan good. Ct scan good. Do I need a chest x ray. Not sure what is causing it and I’m so sad 😞
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Zoladex side effects
I haven’t been sleeping at night for over 6 months from terrible hot flashes and insomnia. My lower back hurts but didn’t before. I’ve gained nearly 15 lbs and feel quite depressed by it. Not eating any different. Just feel so down. When will the weight go back down and I sleep at night?
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Pain in lumpectomy site years later
Hi all, I was dx in May of 2010. I had a lumpectomy was stage 2, grade 3 er/pr+, 7+nodes and brca2+. I did chemo, rads and had a mastectomy a year ago with diep reconstruction. Off and on I get pain in the scar area from the lumpectomy. They took muscle from the area -- lump was on the right at 5 o'clock -- very unusual…
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Easing Cancer Pain in People With a History of Addiction
Easing Cancer Pain in People With a History of Addiction May 10, 2024 Dr. Natalie Moryl discusses how she works to control pain in people with a history of addiction. Pain is a common side effect of breast cancer. The cancer itself may cause pain and nearly all breast cancer treatments may cause some type of pain. If…
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Issues with mastectomy site
Hello everyone, Been awhile since I've been here. I had a mastectomy in May 2015 on my left breast for DCIS. Over the years I have pain to come amd go but lately it has been this constant, seering, throbbing pain at the surgical site. Sometimes when I am walking I have to press it to ease the pain. Sometimes it appears to…
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Pain and side effects with estrogen blockers post treatment
Hello All Is anyone having severe side effects post chemo and radiation while taking estrogen blockers? Since treatment I have not been able to get back to pre cancer life style. I am in chronic pain with fatigue and insomnia and cognitive issues. Weight gain as well. I don't feel like I can work let alone do many things…
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Pain in back over rib cage
Hi y'all. I just was getting into the car yesterday and my back hurt really bad when it brushed past my rib cage. There is a raised and tender area right there on the side/back of those ribs. Have others experienced this? Cancer survivor brain is real thing I guess. Everything that comes up becomes cancer returning.
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Joint stiffness
My last chemotherapy treatment for her2 positive breast cancer was 12/12/23. Since then, I have had crazy bad bilateral joint stiffness (ankles, knees, hips, elbows, wrists). It is the worst at night when i move into a different position. Chemotherapy also catapulted me into menopause. Is my joint pain permanent or…
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Occipital neuralgia (maybe)?
I was just recently diagnosed with IDC (grade 3 breast mass, also found in lymph node biopsy grade 2). I see a surgeon in two days. Over the past 3 weeks or so, I've had an on-and-off sharp, stabbing pain up the back right side of my head. It started while I was getting over a head cold, which was a slow process… lymph…
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Burning and itching near old incision site after recent injury.
I had a skin sparing bmx about 4 years ago, and had pre pec silicone implants placed shortly thereafter. I have not had any issues with pain in the region since the removal of my port, a few months after the exchage surgery for the implants. Only the occasional unscratchable internal itch and some aching from cold. The bmx…
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Pain in entire body
Hi Friends, I am 45 and I was diagnosed in 2019 on right side, mastectomy was one and then implant was placed. I have been taking Tamoxifen since 2019. My Dr explained lot of side effect of Tamoxifen and I am aware of them. After surgery I was going to lymphoma clinic to drain and then Physio Therapy because I started…
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Fentanyl nausea
Dears, how are you dealing with fentanyl nausea? The patch (smalledst dose patch) gave me the most horrible nause and vomiting I had in my life, way worse than chemo, had to remove the patch after a few hours. The pills form didn’t cause such crippling reaction, but still caused nausea and vomiting.
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'Ironbra' syndrome 15 years after surgery
Hi all, I'm experiencing what I have discovered is called 'Ironbra' syndrome. Didn't know it was a thing until I started researching these past few months. I had my mastectomy in 2006 and reconstruction 12 months later. I had lymph nodes removed which showed no spread so no other treatment necessary other than 5 years of…
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…7 Years later
question: it’s been seven years since my mastectomy; is it normal, to have feelings of “aching” or soreness on the cancer side every now & then? It’s not a debilitating feeling but, just uncomfortable and, if I may, kind of “scary…”
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Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS)
The purpose for this forum is to discuss the concerns of women experiencing pain several months following their mastectomy. A portion of an abstract from Pain Management Nursing, 2009, describes it this way: Chronic neuropathic pain affects between 20% and 50% of women after their breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer…
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Back Pain - Weekly Taxol/Herceptin - Neuropathy?
I'm betting a lot of us have dealt with back pain during this treatment. I'm looking for experiences and advice. I'd been moving through treatment with no pain/neuropathy up until round 6. Had a week delay in between round 7. Noticed during the week break that the center of my back is stiff, achy, and tends to hurt more…
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Foot pain on arimidex
I had my ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed this summer and switched to arimidex which I've been on about 6 weeks. I'm experiencing foot pain- heels, toes, even the muscles in my calves. I'm guessing it's from the arimidex. Very painful in the morning and after I've been sitting. But sometimes I wake up in the middle of…
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Pain 10 years post masectomy
Hi everyone, I haven't been here for a while but need some advice please, I am 10 years post B masectomy reconstruction and rads. I have had pain and achiness under my arms, my sides and chest. Mainly effected side (right). When I stress I feel like the implants tighten. My Left shoulder is tight with raisining arm and…
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Severe Consistent Burning and Raw Sensation
I am new to this community…About a week post surgery I woke up from a nap and it felt like someone laid a hot iron on the back of my arm. While it feels like there should be blisters and irritation it looks normal. Assume it is because it is the nerves. Then a few days later the same pain started in my nipple. A little…
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Weird Type of Pain - feels like an electrical shock
Hi Gals, I had my mastectomy/chemo/radiation back in the 2002 - 2004 timeframe. It seems like the last few weeks though, that I feel a sharp, electrical shock type of pain on my right side where I had the cancer at. Does anyone know if this is some type of nerve damage or something? It feels like a quick, sharp pain like…
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LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) - Has anyone used it?
I was wondering if anyone was using LDN (low dose naltrexone) to help deal with chronic pain? I heard about it on the stage 4 section and asked both my primary care doctor and my MO about it but neither knew anything about it.
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What could it be.....contracture or rupture???
Hello everyone. It has been a long time since I have posted, but I am hoping to gain some insight into what is going on with my reconstructed breast. I had my mastectomy and direct to implant reconstruction in June of 2011. So I am coming up on 10 years with my implant. It is a smooth, round, hight profile Mentor silicon…
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Pain with implant?
I had my mastectomy with immediate reconstruction about 3 months ago. Recently my cancer side hurts. Is this normal? Anyone else experienced this?
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Do cancerous axillary nodes hurt?
Those who've had mets to axillary nodes, did they hurt? Mine are enlarged and MO wants to scan again in 6 months. Now, they've started to hurt. Sort of a constant ache. What was your experience?
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Pain in nipple/breast during ovulation
hi all! Here’s my hx: BMX in 2017 for Left breast DCIS. Direct implants. Follow up every 6 mos with breast oncologist; just had my most recent follow up in November of ‘21. I’ve mentioned to her before that during ovulation, I feel a slight, dull pain in the nipple of the left breast. She said that ovulation could cause…