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Had Mastectomy Done. Experiencing Tenderness Below Clavicle After Applying Pressure. Relief From Advil
Question: 12 year post mastectomy rt side......tenderness on right side of sternum..3 inches below clavicle.. when applying pressure or sleeping on stomach. Skin over is very tender...relief with Advil...slight swelling. Injury or met?
Dear ma'am,
Sorry to hear about your problem. From your description it looks like an inflammatory swelling due to trivia trauma and it should resolve within a few days with advil. Considering your previous history of breast cancer it would be better that you get yourself evaluated by your surgeon. When was your last mammogram done? If it has been over a year, there is no harm in getting it done again.
Please feel free to clarify any other query.
Sorry to hear about your problem. From your description it looks like an inflammatory swelling due to trivia trauma and it should resolve within a few days with advil. Considering your previous history of breast cancer it would be better that you get yourself evaluated by your surgeon. When was your last mammogram done? If it has been over a year, there is no harm in getting it done again.
Please feel free to clarify any other query.
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Bone scan came back neg for mets...however, nurse said there was some uptake in the heart. The doctor is not available until next week....she mentioned the oncologist may possibly want me to contact my cardiologist for EKG or Echo...she mentioned possible pericarditis. Just had physical with cardiologist on April 1st with and EKG. No change in EKG since last visit 9 months ago. I do have Left Bundle branch block, but it never was a factor with a bone scan before. What's going on here?
Is this related to my cancer history, LBBB or something entirely new. No symptoms of heart problems.
More info....LBBB discovered in 2002, 2 bone scans after that discovery with o mention of uptake..chemo for bc completed Nov 2006....MUGA followup less than 2 years ago all OK...heart strong. Concerned about what's going on with my heart
Is this related to my cancer history, LBBB or something entirely new. No symptoms of heart problems.
More info....LBBB discovered in 2002, 2 bone scans after that discovery with o mention of uptake..chemo for bc completed Nov 2006....MUGA followup less than 2 years ago all OK...heart strong. Concerned about what's going on with my heart
Dear ma'am,
I can see that you are concerned about the increased uptake in your heart but from the cancer point of view it is not significant as heart is a very uncommon place for breast cancer to metastatize. Pericarditis or heart problem could be due to the chemotherapy drugs which you must have received for breast cancer. This condition can have a delayed manifestation as well.
You should take a cardiologists opinion and hopefully it would be nothing serious.
Hoping for the best.
I can see that you are concerned about the increased uptake in your heart but from the cancer point of view it is not significant as heart is a very uncommon place for breast cancer to metastatize. Pericarditis or heart problem could be due to the chemotherapy drugs which you must have received for breast cancer. This condition can have a delayed manifestation as well.
You should take a cardiologists opinion and hopefully it would be nothing serious.
Hoping for the best.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Would a heart tumor have a distinctive uptake vs pericarditis which would be more generalized? When the nurse mentioned EKG ( just had) or echo gram what would the the o colonists suspicion?
Dear ma'am,
EKG and echo were ordered to see the cardiac function and to rule out if there is any pericarditis or effusion around the heart. It is unlikely to be a heart tumor but an echo would definitely rule it out.
Hoping for the best.
EKG and echo were ordered to see the cardiac function and to rule out if there is any pericarditis or effusion around the heart. It is unlikely to be a heart tumor but an echo would definitely rule it out.
Hoping for the best.
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