Nipple issue - radiation effect or cancer reoccurrence?
 

Trying not to worry, but am a little concerned. I noticed a dark spot on my nipple about a week ago. It was like a little blood scab that was tucked inside my nipple like between the pores. There was another one today. My armpit is swollen and have been this way for about a month. I did see my breast surgeon about the swelling and she did an ultra sound and didn't see anything. But since then I have had these blood scabs (I am thinking they have some blood in it as of the color). They are small, one being a little bigger then an ink pen point.
My radiation was completed in January. My whole nipple feels a little thicker than the other one. You can read my history below.
Anyone had this issue? Thanks my Her2 ladies.....

Re: Nipple issue - radiation effect or cancer reoccurrence?
 

Hmm. Hard to tell what that could be. You seem to have responded to therapy very well and your prognosis should be quite good. I have a strange spongelike mass on my nipple that suddenly appeared about 6 years ago, which was 5 years after diagnosis. As no doctor could figure out what it was, we decided to wait and watch. It has been sitting there all this time and hasn't grown.

If you are worried, go back to your doctor and ask them to investigate. I know that for the first couple of years I worried about everything, but now I've come to accept that my body sometimes does weird things.

It's probably nothing, but worth checking out for your peace of mind.

Jacqueline

Re: Nipple issue - radiation effect or cancer reoccurrence?
 

Jacqueline,

Thanks for the feedback. I think I worry more than I should because I originally wanted to do a bi-lateral but didn't due to how crappy I felt after the treatments. After hearing the aggressiveness of Her2 and it being a GRADE 3, the reocurrance rate is higher than I would like. I have already dealt with colon cancer when I was 39 and cancer runs rampant in my family. (Both parents, grandparents - except one from heart attack in 40's, all Aunts and several great aunts and uncles.)
I was hoping to hear that someone had similar symptoms from the radiation, but your situation has helped ease my mind.
Thanks,
LaDonna

Re: Nipple issue - radiation effect or cancer reoccurrence?
 

Radiation can cause skin thickening. But get it checked out anyway