Excessive underarm sweating on the lumpectomy side

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DCS
DCS Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I had a lumpectomy in March and it included a sentinel lymph node biopsy (all negative). That was followed by radiation treatment which I finished at the end of June. Since then, I find that I have significant underarm perspiration only on the side of the lumpectomy!  And I have never been one to perspire significantly. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is it the result of the lymph node biopsy? the radiation? And does it end????

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  • ma111
    ma111 Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2011

    My results from radiation were the opposite, no sweating or hair growth on the rads side.

    There are prescription deodorants, ask your family doc.

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  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 25,402
    edited October 2011

    I am like ma111. I am 2 1/2 years post lumpectomy and still no sweating on the lumpectomy/SNB side. But seems as if the other side doubles up to make up for it!

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  • m1970
    m1970 Member Posts: 337
    edited April 2013

    I have noticed I seem to perspire more since I had 2 nodes removed. I don't put deodorant right on my incision but I do all around it and I don't think that little area would make a difference. I had all nodes removed on the other side 6 years ago followed by rads and did not have that happen.



    I found this post searching to see if it is just my imagination that I perspire more, or maybe it is just that I never smelled perspiration before now. I am wondering what might be causing this and if its going to go away.



    Marsha

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