Aching in sides after lymph node removal

This is a bit of a weird one, but bear with me! I had a lumpectomy this Thursday, and two lymph nodes removed as well. Since yesterday, I’ve had these pains in my back, ribs and sides, identical to when I was having chemo and having to inject myself with Pelgraz to stimulate my bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. I was wondering then if my lymph nodes have recognised that they were ‘under attack’ during the operation, so to speak, so are producing more white blood cells, and this is why my sides are hurting?? Has anyone else ever experienced this?

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  • Hello Stiltonite7 and thanks for posting, 

    This is an interesting observation as having an operation can trigger an inflammatory response and the number of white blood cells can rise for a few days, but I don't know if this is on the same scale as the effects of Pelgraz (it probably isn't) or if it is the cause of your pain. After surgery it can take a while for things to settle and nerves that have been disturbed or damaged can take a while to repair. 

    I hope you are doing ok  - if these pains don't go away or are getting worse do report them. 

    Wishing you the best, 

    Julia

  • Thanks for the advice, Julia :happy: The ache has gone away quite a bit now, so hopefully things are settling down.

    Best wishes,

    Nicola.

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