Re: Swelling in breast after lumpectomy
I had the same experience. It turned out to be a seroma. A build-up of fluids. It's probably nothing to get upset about, but until that's confirmed by a doctor, preferably by several doctors, nurses and a couple of trusted friends, we get upset. That's what we do after a cancer diagnosis. We no longer trust our gut feeling.
After a while, we don't get worried as easily, but we are never entirely worry-free again. That's the new normal. And we get used to that too. Thank Heaven for Forums like these, where we find people who know exactly what we are going through.
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Jacqueline
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Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.
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