I had an appointment with my Oncologist and she was very distraught about the rash on my breast and back (in the exact locations of my radiation). So she wanted my dermatologist to do a skin biopsy on my left breast to find out what it was, a reaction to one of my medications, a simple rash, psoriasis or possible a recurrence of the breast cancer in nodule form. The last one freaked me out a bit, but she said that it would be a rare occurrence so I should be too worried.
What worried me is that if I'm not suppose to get blood taken or blood pressure in my left arm, how are you doing to do a breast biopsy? Well he did and that weekend my breast swelled up!
I believe I officially have (what my sister has coined as) a Frankenstein boob! Between the scarring, the stitch (for the biopsy) and the swelling, it is not attractive.
I saw my oncologist on Monday and she said she thinks it is cellulitis (an infection of the skin) and gave me an antibiotic to take for a week and let her know if it goes down after that. If not I might have to have a breast massage??!! done. Oh that just sounds awkward....
So here is a picture of my left breast (obviously bigger than my right) I like to call it my Franken-boob.
Cellulitis can be serious. Watch it carefully, my Aunt had it on her face and was in the hospital for IV antibiotics. Someone else had it in their leg and was hospitalized as well. I know not what you want to hear but its better to know these things then not.
ReplyDeleteThanks, they are watching me closely. So far the antibiotics do not seem to be helping but I have only been taking them a couple of days.
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