rash under arm and on chest

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lizzie17
lizzie17 Member Posts: 548
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Has anyone experienced a rash and bumps under your arm and near the incision?
I know we have had a bad heatwave, but it is only under one arm, and not the other.
I called my cancer center Friday, and no one returned my call---yet.

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  • peanutcat
    peanutcat Member Posts: 104
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    rash
    If you had Radiation you would get a rash. Did you have radiation? When I had it I got a terrible rash (burn). That was after a mastectomy and chemo.
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
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    peanutcat said:

    rash
    If you had Radiation you would get a rash. Did you have radiation? When I had it I got a terrible rash (burn). That was after a mastectomy and chemo.

    You can get a rash from
    You can get a rash from rads. Are you taking rads now? They have creams that can get rid of it for you, just show them and ask.

    Good luck, Megan
  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot Member Posts: 1,368 Member
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    And the rash
    can even be itchy. Not just like a burn. I had a bumpy rash for a short while towards the end of rads.
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
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    laughs_a_lot said:

    And the rash
    can even be itchy. Not just like a burn. I had a bumpy rash for a short while towards the end of rads.

    Did you find out what was
    Did you find out what was causing your rash and is it better?


    Jan
  • lizzie17
    lizzie17 Member Posts: 548
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    survivorbc09 said:

    Did you find out what was
    Did you find out what was causing your rash and is it better?


    Jan

    yes
    I feel silly now, but apparently just irritation from the heat, and my prosthetics.

    Corn Starch!!! to keep dry. But, glad it wasn't anything else. He thought at first it was

    an infection, but it wasn't. Thanks for asking!!

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