Thank you so much for this update! I am currently sat at the breast clinic awaiting my pre-op app. I'm having a lumpectomy on 8thand then the 5 - radiation treatment. My 'lump' is about 6cms so am presuming I'll lose a fair amount of boob. Reading about your journey so far has really helped me get my head around the coming weeks. 
I'm exactly the same as others that have posted - since being diagnosed 5 weeks ago I've been able to carry on as normal with a bit of anxiety thrown in! Clearly living in a bubble! Thinking hey! Yes it's hideous but all seems very straightforward! I feel more prepared now. Still positive but I think a little more realistic xxxx 
 

Hi, 

Sorry to hear you’re experiencing pain.  Be gentle with yourself, treat the extra recuperation time as the chance to get stronger, you deserve that after the physical and mental pressure of cancer diagnosis and surgery.  We are all individuals who respond and heal differently.

I had a lumpectomy and removal of sentinel node last year and admittedly felt ‘lucky’ to experience very little pain.  However, I’m sure each lumpectomy differs in detail eg eg how many nodes and extent of tissue removed.  Also I guess size and grading of the tumour.

Inevitably we are programmed to compare ourselves with others in similar situations, but try to just focus on individual you.

Wishing you well.

On the 9th June 2021 I had a lumpectomy and lymph node surgery everything was OK but having trapped nerve in left arm and numbness in left side of my head and face could it be through my operation or a side effect from my hormone therapy??? 

Hi Cblaire,

I had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node surgery end of December and radiotherapy end of Feb.  

I experienced lumpectomy surgery pain for about six months and it's still tender to touch but no pain now when walking etc. Lymph node surgery pain was worse and lasted longer.  The best thing for that I found was massaging the area.  I no longer get that awful nerve pain but it still hurts a little but nowhere near like it did. I still get pain in the rib area if I try to wear a bra. 

With the pain I couldn't walk without it hurting for about six months.

Radiotherapy recovery is still ongoing and I'm still seeing changes in the breast but the pain has started to settle down recently.

I hope this helps by sharing my timeline.

I hope yours settles down soon.

Sue

Hi hope your doing ok  i have just been reading your post i  have just being diognosed last thursday  wth brest cancer in the left brest  just like yourself felt ok for the first few days  but now seem its gettting worse   how long did your last for before pain wore off  i hope your doing ok how are you now with everthing i am so scared  see consultant on the 11th october   keep smileing  

Hello all,

Thank goodness I found these posts as I had been thinking something could be wrong. I had my lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy just over a week ago and my armpit is more painful this week than previous, but now I understand that as the norm. I'm back on the paracetomol. My skin is also so itchy and am using aloe vera gel to try and soothe it. It's driving me bonkers. I'm going back for my results on the 14th and then radiotherapy is planned. 

hi hope your doing well and feeling a bit better  i  still have pain in armpit and when i get stressed it seems worse  got appointment tommrow to see consultant  tommrow  really scared i know its sound daft but i dont know how my legs are going to take me there im a axious person and worry over anything   hope your keeping well  and strong take care

Hello kellyson, You are not daft, it's natural. I sat in the waiting area crying as I found it all so overwhelming. I hope you have someone to go with you and wish you all the best.

Thankyou  My husband going with me   just at the moment it feels like time as stood still  and im going to wake up  im trying to stay strong but every couple of hours comes a arwful dread  and i keep getting this arwful twinge under my arm and side from biopsey ,  were you same its two week on its seems worse now then at beginning   thankyou for lovely messege