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merryg · 09-26-2006, 03:09 PM

I am 8+ months post simple mastectomy and negative sentinal node biopsy (2 cm tumor then was ER/PR neg, Her2 +++, clear margins .9cc around).
Last week, during ultrasound for residual edema, the examiner found two small spots in remaining breast tissue and biopsied them. Diagnosis: recurrence (fragments?), each about 1 cm and close together. Coincidentally, I had a bump under skin at the inner edge, which felt like a small fluid sac.
She said she saw local lymphedema, a plumbing problem. There was a red spot on the skin over this spot. Eventually the sac moved toward the surface and then seemed to spread a small amount of fluid under skin on chest, as little bumps. The red spot is denser. The bumps come and go or sometimes appear as spots of a rash. Wondering if this is from the plumbing problem, a symptom of the recurrence, or something different.
Both surgeon and medical doc noted, "no obvious skin changes," even seeing the red spot. Although the sonographer saw fluid on the ultrasound, the surgeon said there's no edema. Re-excision is day after tomorrow, then perhaps this will go away. Any recurrences out there sound like this?
merryg

09-26-2006, 03:09 PM	#6
merryg Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7	Recurrence I am 8+ months post simple mastectomy and negative sentinal node biopsy (2 cm tumor then was ER/PR neg, Her2 +++, clear margins .9cc around). Last week, during ultrasound for residual edema, the examiner found two small spots in remaining breast tissue and biopsied them. Diagnosis: recurrence (fragments?), each about 1 cm and close together. Coincidentally, I had a bump under skin at the inner edge, which felt like a small fluid sac. She said she saw local lymphedema, a plumbing problem. There was a red spot on the skin over this spot. Eventually the sac moved toward the surface and then seemed to spread a small amount of fluid under skin on chest, as little bumps. The red spot is denser. The bumps come and go or sometimes appear as spots of a rash. Wondering if this is from the plumbing problem, a symptom of the recurrence, or something different. Both surgeon and medical doc noted, "no obvious skin changes," even seeing the red spot. Although the sonographer saw fluid on the ultrasound, the surgeon said there's no edema. Re-excision is day after tomorrow, then perhaps this will go away. Any recurrences out there sound like this? merryg