[madubois63]

Flori - 12 years is never enough time. It can happen any time! You had 20 nodes removed, so you lymph system is compromised. Please take better care of your self. It is not a fun side effect of bc to have. I've been lucky, but I've seen how bad it can get. My friend Liz's arm is huge and she gets infections all the time (though since meeting me and following my advice -carry and wipe everything, where gloves while dealing with meat/chicken and so on- she has had less infections). Each time she gets an infection, they put her on another antibiotic/anti fungal and it really knocks her out. Her's started several years after diagnosis and it was a tiny cut near her cuticles....