TNBC: Pain in armpit, how do I ensure it's not cancer coming back?

Posted by maryk65 @maryk65, Jul 12, 2022

I am 6 month survivor of TNBC. I had chemo, lumpectomy and radiation. All my biopsies were negative. I’ve been having pain in my armpit and area of tenderness near armpit. They did diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound and did not see anything suspicious. I have dense breasts and my cancer did not show up on mammogram. I’d like MRI every 6 months but my doctor won’t do that. I’m terrified this tenderness is recurrence. Any advice appreciated!

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celica | @celica | Jun 9 9:59am

Healing fr surgery insist on Mamm & U/S didn’t detect
Mine either
Dense breasts
I had a lumpectomy
Toldmrhemntontakemoitntje benign one in my L breast &!thats how they found it
I insisted
In ONCO & my recurrence score was high so I’m getting chemo, then radiation then AI’s then maybe fat transfers for
My deformed disfigured breasts
Feel so abhorrent

2ndchance | @2ndchance | Jun 8 1:54am

In reply to @leolion811 "I don’t know if I tested negative for AR?" + (show)

It might be useful to know. 🦋

leolion811 | @leolion811 | Jun 7 12:25pm

In reply to @2ndchance "Hi - it is actually quadruple negative breast cancer. At first classed as a subtype of..." + (show)

I don’t know if I tested negative for AR?

leolion811 | @leolion811 | Jun 6 8:14am

In reply to @2ndchance "It’s a granulocyte colony stimulating therapy that increases the neutrophil count. The injection is not painful..." + (show)

It sounds like Zarxio that I took during chemo…

cassie718 | @cassie718 | Jun 6 5:36am

Me too

2ndchance | @2ndchance | Jun 6 1:09am

Hi – it is actually quadruple negative breast cancer. At first classed as a subtype of TNBC, but should be in its own category. It means you also test negative for (AR) or Androgen Receptor.

lnlowe70 | @lnlowe70 | Jun 5 12:13pm

In reply to @2ndchance "Diagnosed with TNBC in 2021 - turned out to be QNBC. I had 4 cycles of..." + (show)

(What is QNBC?)

2ndchance | @2ndchance | Jun 5 2:57am

It’s a granulocyte colony stimulating therapy that increases the neutrophil count. The injection is not painful but causes extreme bone pain in the following few weeks. It works like magic to prevent neutropenia.

leolion811 | @leolion811 | Jun 4 4:00pm

In reply to @2ndchance "Hi there - I’m giving myself GCSF injections every 3 weeks. In hospital now for second..." + (show)

What are GCSF injections? Xoxo

kittyg16 | @kittyg16 | Jun 3 12:52pm

In reply to @janisbrede "just following up...did anything ever develop from the pain you were experiencing in your armpit? Have..." + (show)

I have pain in the armpit. Dr. Told me it was combination of surgery scar tissue and radiation. The radiation makes the skin tissue harder. At least that was what was explained to me. We are going to watch it. I have dense breast also and “a lot” of my cancer didn’t show up in MRI. However I have always been in that high risk group because of my mother and get a MRI every year.