pain at original BC site during chemo

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rleepac
rleepac Member Posts: 755
edited April 2015 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I just did round 2 of AC last Thursday and for the past few days I've been having some tingling and mild pain at the site of my BC. The biopsy-site is well healed and I haven't had any pain there since about 3 weeks after the excision. This is more like little fire ants under the skin where the tumor was and it lasts for a few minutes and then goes away. Is this a good sign? Like the chemo is going to work on those cancer cells that were left behind? Or is this a bad thing? I'll bring it up to my MO next week because it's like the pain is unmanageable - just weird.

Anyone?

Bekah

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  • rleepac
    rleepac Member Posts: 755
    edited March 2015

    I'm posting a quick reply so you can see my stats since they don't show up on original posts...

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  • Italychick
    Italychick Member Posts: 2,343
    edited March 2015

    Rleepac, I have the same thing. I'm hoping it is killing anything in there! Im going to ask at my next oncologist appointment.

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  • rleepac
    rleepac Member Posts: 755
    edited March 2015

    ok Italy - let's compare MO notes after next week.

    Thanks KayB - encouraging to hear!!!

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  • Karz72
    Karz72 Member Posts: 160
    edited March 2015

    same for me - tingling at tumour site & it's gone from 3cm to wouldn't find it if I didn't know it was there.

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  • MombieZombie
    MombieZombie Member Posts: 509
    edited March 2015

    I finished chemo back in Dec 2014. I had chemo before surgery and experienced the same tingling and pain you are describing. I would have worried about it, but I had a chance to see that my chemo was working. I had cause to have an additional MRI after chemo had already begun. They couldn't find what they were looking for, but the doc was excited because they were also able to see tumor reduction after just one week of treatment! At the end of my chemo, I was sent back for MRI. No tumor remained at all AND they couldn't find anything in the nodes anymore either. I still had to have surgery, but my biopsies came back with ZERO cancer cells. Throughout chemo treatment, when I expressed concern about pain or tingling, I was told that it was the drugs doing their job. I could also feel the tumor easily and make note myself that it was getting smaller. I hope this helps and hope you have a successful recovery. Take care.

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  • rleepac
    rleepac Member Posts: 755
    edited March 2015

    thank you so much! Those were exactly the responses I was really hoping to hear!!!

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  • Walkinginfaith
    Walkinginfaith Member Posts: 46
    edited March 2015

    I had the same thing and my tumor went from 5 cm to 4 mm. 

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  • Italychick
    Italychick Member Posts: 2,343
    edited March 2015

    that is awesome. I had my tumor removed, but I am really, really hoping the tingling is killing off any cells that may have been left behind.

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  • loriekg
    loriekg Member Posts: 263
    edited March 2015

    Hi rleepac...I also had pain in my breast with the bc. Not really fire ants like you described, but more like someone grabbing and squeezing the tar out of it! After one cycle, tumor size was about half what it started out as. Right before my #4 cycle on Friday, MO could not detect tumor at all.

    P.S. I noticed we have similar dx and were diagnosed on the same day. Hope you are doing well! I was lurking on the March chemo board last night and read your novel excerpt...omg I literally laughed OUT LOUD! Take care--Lorie

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  • rleepac
    rleepac Member Posts: 755
    edited March 2015

    hahaha...thanks Lorie! We have a smut novelist in our March group so I was trying my hand at it

    Bekah

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  • loriekg
    loriekg Member Posts: 263
    edited March 2015

    Oh how fun! I may have to "lurk" over there more often! LOL

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  • MombieZombie
    MombieZombie Member Posts: 509
    edited March 2015

    I was thinking that myself. haha

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  • rleepac
    rleepac Member Posts: 755
    edited April 2015

    Darnit...I totally forgot to ask my MO about this when I saw him last week! Italy...did you ask?

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  • Beachbum1023
    Beachbum1023 Member Posts: 1,417
    edited April 2015

    Good morning, I had tingling and little stabbing pains in the breast like tiny pins and needles. And I could feel the tumor shrinking during AC. It felt almost squishy, soft on one side, and the shape changed. So the AC worked great. Hope this helped. Cheryl

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  • Italychick
    Italychick Member Posts: 2,343
    edited April 2015

    I see them next week on Wednesday, so I haven't had a chance to ask yet.

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