Pain and sensations months after lumpectomy
I had a lumpectomy of my 1 cm lump and 5 lymph nodes. There’s been some new pain and all kinds of sensations recently. It’s disconcerting. Could it be nerve endings healing? Anyone else had this
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Yes, yes yes yes yes. Oh my goodness, yes. The pains and twitches and twinges come and go for a long time. It's really normal. When is your next follow-up appointment? Looks like you're just 6 months out from radiation. Check in with your breast surgeon or the RO, whoever you're meeting with next. But yes, the weird sensations do show up at weird times.
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Do check in with your doctor to be on the safe side, but those nerve regeneration areas from surgery can last for years. I've had several surgeries in different places over many years, and some days my body feels like a pinball machine with zaps and pings going off in every direction.
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Thank you. Made an appo
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Itodd as light touch to area cause nerve pain. Made an appointment. Thank you. It puts me at ease some.
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I am still having lots of strange sensations. More disconcerting now that I am off the hormonal therapy
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Hi luv! I'm just weeks out - first lumpectomy March 22 and re-excision for clean margins and sentinel node biopsy on April 1. Surgeon said basically the nerve there gets really pissed off that he messed around too close to it, so it is going to act up for awhile. He said it should improve over time. I told my oncologist this week that the skin from my underarm to nearly my elbow feels like a really really bad sunburn to the touch. And my nipple is still really tender. She said unfortunately some of that may never go away. That likely for the rest of my life I'll get zingers and shooting pains there randomly. Hoping that tender skin eases up some. It does seem better over the last week or so, but like you, it just randomly zaps me.
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im 3 years on now from DCIS lumpectomy and 6 weeks radiation….my breast has started to get weird pains over last few months im really scared the cancer has returned. Ive a mammogram and go back on 7th June for results but im beside myself with worry. Surely these pains arent normal 3 years later??
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I am 2y&7m out of lumpectomy, 4 w radx & 10 lymph nodes removed. I still have numbness in my under arm area and various, at times really strong, soreness and tenderness in the treated breast. My MO & RO said it was normal & that my breast and all that area might never get back to the way it felt before tx. Best of luck! ♥️
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Hi sarahlaverty,
I don't know about those pains in particular and it's good you're getting things checked out. But for what it's worth, I had to have a biopsy about 2 years after my surgery for what turned out to be new scar tissue. The doctor said that the breast can keep changing/healing/recovering for 5 years after surgery.
Also to my knowledge, it is very rare/unlikely for cancer to cause pain like you describe.
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I am a week post lumpectomy and I felt great until day 7. Since them my skin is so sensitive just to the touch. Even my clothes hurt it. The zaps and numbness is no fun either. Not happy to hear this can last years…or forever.
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Hello, @steph35757! We're glad you've joined us, and thank you for sharing what you're experiencing with us. Even though this is an older thread, you're welcome to continue the conversation here or start a new discussion if you'd like more visibility. Hope you get responses soon. But please, remember that every person's post-surgery experience is different, and hopefully, your recovery won't last as long as you fear.
Hope you feel better soon! Please keep us updated on how you're doing.
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