Breast turning red and hot 4 weeks after lumpectomy.

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  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #22
    Kat11 said:

    Better Safe than sorry, Even
    Better Safe than sorry, Even if you think it's nothing to worry about !!!!
    Kathy

    Even if the redness is
    Even if the redness is better, you could still have an infection. I hope it isn't, but, call your doctor.


    Hugs, Diane
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #23
    DianeBC said:

    Even if the redness is
    Even if the redness is better, you could still have an infection. I hope it isn't, but, call your doctor.


    Hugs, Diane

    I know I sound like a broken
    I know I sound like a broken record, but, you really need to see your doctor. Call him, go the ER, but, do something.

    Worried,

    Kylez
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #24
    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

    Hi Kay -- I hope you called
    Hi Kay -- I hope you called your Dr. so you can have peace of mind and treat whatever needs to be treated. I too had a lumpectomy and had the same side effects you're having except mine was not an infection but a form of edema in the breast. After I finished radiation, which was last Aug. (2011), the hotness and redness continued, and after one year I still feel it. So don't be surprised if this isn't an infection but a form of edema. Did you get drainage after surgery? I didn't. You need to get a straight answer from your Doctor though to figure out what it is. If it is an edema, I was advised to do acupuncture (NOT in the breast, but further away from it). This is something to be discussed with the Dr. as well.

    Good luck to you. I hope you feel better very soon.
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #25
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    Hi Kay -- I hope you called
    Hi Kay -- I hope you called your Dr. so you can have peace of mind and treat whatever needs to be treated. I too had a lumpectomy and had the same side effects you're having except mine was not an infection but a form of edema in the breast. After I finished radiation, which was last Aug. (2011), the hotness and redness continued, and after one year I still feel it. So don't be surprised if this isn't an infection but a form of edema. Did you get drainage after surgery? I didn't. You need to get a straight answer from your Doctor though to figure out what it is. If it is an edema, I was advised to do acupuncture (NOT in the breast, but further away from it). This is something to be discussed with the Dr. as well.

    Good luck to you. I hope you feel better very soon.

    Better to feel silly than to ignore something important
    Please make the appointment. I hope it's nothing and you end up feeling silly for "bothering" the docs. If it is an infection and your body is dealing with it, it still might need some antibiotic help. You had breast surgery. Infection happens. You need to be concerned and to pay attention to these changes - even if it's "normal healing". Remember, your body hasn't done this before and you really don't know what is normal and what is trouble.

    I just felt silly Thursday. I felt something in my right breast. I couldn't decide if it was ok or not. I had a talk with myself and decided it was better to go get it checked and feel silly than to ignore something important and be sorry. I'm not sorry I went even tho the verdict was "normal breast tissue". Whew.

    Suzanne
  • GMcD
    GMcD Member Posts: 134
    #26
    Double Whammy said:

    Better to feel silly than to ignore something important
    Please make the appointment. I hope it's nothing and you end up feeling silly for "bothering" the docs. If it is an infection and your body is dealing with it, it still might need some antibiotic help. You had breast surgery. Infection happens. You need to be concerned and to pay attention to these changes - even if it's "normal healing". Remember, your body hasn't done this before and you really don't know what is normal and what is trouble.

    I just felt silly Thursday. I felt something in my right breast. I couldn't decide if it was ok or not. I had a talk with myself and decided it was better to go get it checked and feel silly than to ignore something important and be sorry. I'm not sorry I went even tho the verdict was "normal breast tissue". Whew.

    Suzanne

    My breast stayed red for
    My breast stayed red for some time after rads and I didn't think much about it, but then my gyno didn't like it several mos later when I saw her and I had cellulitis (sic) and spent many months on antibiotics. Please get it checked.
  • Different Ballgame
    Different Ballgame Member Posts: 868
    #27
    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
  • 24242
    24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
    #28
    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

    Infection more common than not
    I am shocked just at how many have infection these days, was unheard of for my early years. I too have had infection and how quickly it can turn into a raging blood infection so this is nothing to play around with. Septisemia a reality I am afraid.
    Also infection lies dorment until our body becomes the perfect host and that is when our immune systems are trashed by chemo or illness.
    Don't take any chances. Be your own best advocate,
    Tara
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #29
    checking back in for
    checking back in for update...

    Denise
  • heart-in-hand
    heart-in-hand Member Posts: 92
    #30
    I am going to see the doctor tomorrow, Tuesday.
    That will settle my mind. I will post after.

    Kay
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #31
    heart-in-hand said:

    I am going to see the doctor tomorrow, Tuesday.
    That will settle my mind. I will post after.

    Kay

    Good! I am glad you're
    Good! I am glad you're seeing your doctor. We will all be watching for your update.


    Good luck!
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #32
    DebbyM said:

    Good! I am glad you're
    Good! I am glad you're seeing your doctor. We will all be watching for your update.


    Good luck!

    Kay ... My dear Sister in PINK ---
    Waiting for an update .. Fingers crossed that everything is okay.



    Vicki Sam
  • heart-in-hand
    heart-in-hand Member Posts: 92
    #33
    Mild Edema
    Thankfully it was not an infection. I didn't have a drain but had to go weekly to have fluid removed. The exercise I had the day before caused more fluid to accumulate and the doctor said that is what caused the redness. He said there was no infection. This was the last time I will see him until next April.

    Thank you to everyone for your concern!
    xoxoxo
    Kay
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #34
    heart-in-hand said:

    Mild Edema
    Thankfully it was not an infection. I didn't have a drain but had to go weekly to have fluid removed. The exercise I had the day before caused more fluid to accumulate and the doctor said that is what caused the redness. He said there was no infection. This was the last time I will see him until next April.

    Thank you to everyone for your concern!
    xoxoxo
    Kay

    So thankful that it wasn't
    So thankful that it wasn't an infection. Thanks for updating us. Try to take it easy!


    Hugs, Kylez
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #35
    heart-in-hand said:

    Mild Edema
    Thankfully it was not an infection. I didn't have a drain but had to go weekly to have fluid removed. The exercise I had the day before caused more fluid to accumulate and the doctor said that is what caused the redness. He said there was no infection. This was the last time I will see him until next April.

    Thank you to everyone for your concern!
    xoxoxo
    Kay

    So thankful that it wasn't
    So thankful that it wasn't an infection. Thanks for updating us. Try to take it easy!


    Hugs, Kylez
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #36
    Kylez said:

    So thankful that it wasn't
    So thankful that it wasn't an infection. Thanks for updating us. Try to take it easy!


    Hugs, Kylez

    I'm not glad that you have
    I'm not glad that you have edema in your breast, but, it is good news that you don't have an infection.

    Hoping you are better soon,

    Diane
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #37
    DianeBC said:

    I'm not glad that you have
    I'm not glad that you have edema in your breast, but, it is good news that you don't have an infection.

    Hoping you are better soon,

    Diane

    Whew! Thanks for seeing
    Whew! Thanks for seeing your doctor and thanks for letting us know what you found out!


    Sue :)
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #38
    Ritzy said:

    Whew! Thanks for seeing
    Whew! Thanks for seeing your doctor and thanks for letting us know what you found out!


    Sue :)

    Kay, this is good news.
    Kay, this is good news. Thanks for the update as we were all worried about you.


    Hugs, Leeza
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #39
    24242 said:

    Infection more common than not
    I am shocked just at how many have infection these days, was unheard of for my early years. I too have had infection and how quickly it can turn into a raging blood infection so this is nothing to play around with. Septisemia a reality I am afraid.
    Also infection lies dorment until our body becomes the perfect host and that is when our immune systems are trashed by chemo or illness.
    Don't take any chances. Be your own best advocate,
    Tara

    So glad that everything will
    So glad that everything will be ok now for you.


    Very gentle hugs,

    Megan
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #40
    jnl said:

    Kay, this is good news.
    Kay, this is good news. Thanks for the update as we were all worried about you.


    Hugs, Leeza

    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.
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #41
    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

    Kay, anytime you have
    Kay, anytime you have something that's not right, like this was, please always call your doctor and don't wait. That's why we pay them. That's the way I look at it. lol


    Hugs, Diane

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