Breast turning red and hot 4 weeks after lumpectomy.

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  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #42
    heart-in-hand said:

    I didn't get a chance to get on here all day...
    wicked day at work. But, after the day the redness is now just in one place instead of over the whole breast...hurts like heck too. I didn't even think about it all day because work was so bad. When I saw the breast surgeon on Tues. he said that the pain was normal and would not go away for months. But it wasn't red or hot then...so I wonder if it is because I was using a hedge trimmer yesterday and overworked those muscles? If it returns to the whole breast I will call him, per your advice dear sisters. I need you!

    Thanks,
    Kay

    How are you now Kay? Any
    How are you now Kay? Any better?
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #43
    disneyfan2008 said:

    checking back in for
    checking back in for update...

    Denise

    Is your breast better now
    Is your breast better now Kay? I sure hope so!

    Hugs
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #44
    susie09 said:

    Like the others wrote, we
    Like the others wrote, we are all relieved. Thank you for the post updating us! Keep us informed of how you're doing.

    Very good news!
    Take
    Very good news!

    Take care,


    Noel
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #45
    Different Ballgame said:

    It's Sunday - What did you do?
    Dear Kay,

    I hope you called your doctor. It's Sunday and how are you doing? Never a good time for something to activate, just before the weekend. Lesson to be learned...red is not a good sign and do not wait till Monday to call the doctor. Always, always, always call the doctor. It is far better to be safe than sorry.

    I speak from experience. Infection started on Wednesday (unknown to me), got better, then got worse. Call doctor's office and spoke to nurse on Friday. Wrong decision there as nurse did not feel that I had an infection. Saturday while taking a shower the infection burst through my skin.

    Hope you are okay.

    Lots of Hugs,
    Janelle

    Hoping that you are much
    Hoping that you are much better by now.


    Hugs, Jan
  • ImStillMeNow
    ImStillMeNow Member Posts: 1 Member
    #46

    The redness without an infection could be Red Breast Syndrome. Less than 5% of women get it after breast surgery. And, its so rare that there isn't a finite treatment. Antibiotics are prescribed & the redness goes away on its own, but can take up to six months to dissipate.

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