Breast cancer

Hello all i had brest cancerstage 111 agressive i had a masectomy and 16 lymph nodes removed in 2015. They couldnt give me chemo or radiation as i suffer with copd i am on asterenca .but the last couple months have been having pain under my arm and swelling bit on top of breast  it started with itchy under arm and heat i thought it may have been roll on deoderant so stopped using any now painful am going for scan nxt friday am so worried .

  • Hello Lindyloo07 and welcome to Cancer Chat! 

    I just wanted to wish you the best of luck for your scan next Friday. It is normal to be worried given what you have been through before but it's good that they are being thorough and that they are looking into this. 

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be as there could be so many reasons as to why you are experiencing this pain or having this swelling. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can before next Friday and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

    I hope you will also hear from others here who have had this happen to them before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator