Worried

Hello - I’m a year after a double mastectomy and have a hard painful lump on left chest where breast was removed, I was given antibiotics by GP but not helping, it’s painful /tender to touch although the redness seams to be reduced.

i will contact breast care nurses but as it’s Sunday wonder if my worry can be eased. 

Thank you x

  • Hello and thanks for posting,

    The nurse team are not able to respond to enquiries over the weekend, as we work monday to friday till 5pm. So the forum moderators will refer people on to contacting their GP or NHS 111 out of hours, for posts asking about urgent medical issues.

    Do discuss this with your GP if you are worried. Antibiotics take a few days to start working, so you won't always see improvements straight away. They should be able to give you a steer as to when to contact your hospital breast care team for further advice.

    I hope this helps,

    Best wishes,

    Vanda