Zingers..???

Rrobin0200
Rrobin0200 Member Posts: 433
edited September 2019 in Pain

I'm two years out this past March. Occasionally, I will get zaps throughout the breast. Is this still normal? I know everyone said that in the beginning this would happen bc of the nerves regenerating, but still? Had a bmx with reconstruction on 3/31/17 for DCIS, grade 3. Had my two year follow up last week with an U/s, and everything looked fine. Except.. a suture granuloma? WTH is that? Radiologist and breast surgeon said nothing to worry about. Birads 2.

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  • illimae
    illimae Member Posts: 5,710
    edited April 2019

    I’m almost 2 years post surgery and still get them sometimes, not in the breast but my underarm and shoulder area where lymph nodes were removed. I am scanned often, just nerves.

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited April 2019

    I don't know. I used to get zingers but it doesn't seem to happen anymore. I do get a whole lot of aching in the area though. I figure that will be with me forever at this point.

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited April 2019

    I had 'zings' for years. Less & less as time went on though.

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  • Sassa
    Sassa Member Posts: 1,588
    edited April 2019

    I had zings and itching for several years as nerves regenerated. The frequency and intensity gradually decreased and stopped.

    LOL - be prepared for the "sprung" that will occur when scar tissue releases.

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  • Rrobin0200
    Rrobin0200 Member Posts: 433
    edited April 2019

    sassa.. the sprung?!?! That doesn’t sound good! What the heck is that?!!

    Thanks everyone for their responses!

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited April 2019

    Sassa hahaha great way to describe when the scar tissue suddenly releases!

    Rrobin0200 I think she is referring to when various scar tissue like cording or adhesions suddenly "let go" inside wherever (arm, armpit, foob, chest wall you name it) you kind of feel and hear it. Doesn't hurt but certainly can startle you. I remember one large cord "popped" when hubs and I were eating breakfast. He heard it as well!

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  • Rrobin0200
    Rrobin0200 Member Posts: 433
    edited April 2019

    ah, yes. The infamous cording. I did experience that. No fun. The sound is disgusting!

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  • amarantha
    amarantha Member Posts: 457
    edited April 2019

    Oh my, Rah, I would love to hear more about the scar tissue suddenly releasing. How do you get it to do that ?

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited April 2019

    Amarantha this happened after I was in physical therapy for the cording and lack of range of motion on my cancer side. I had been at therapy for roughly 3 weeks when the event happened at home. Physical therapy and oncological massage if you can access are key to working the scar tissue and adhesions loose. I did not begin therapy until about 3 months out from my surgery however. Wish I had been able to go sooner.

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  • amarantha
    amarantha Member Posts: 457
    edited April 2019

    Thanks for the details, Rah. It seems based on your info that it would be a good idea for me to get some physical therapy and oncological massage. I hope such a thing exists in my country, LOL. Well, well, well.

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited April 2019

    Amarantha, I truly hope you can find the therapists you need. It is very helpful to have someone that is knowledgeable about the specific issues related to breast cancer surgery - namely the cording and adhesions that are unique, as well as the need for correct lymphatic massage. Hmm my oncological massage therapist is headed to Finland in August to train therapists there perhaps she needs to make a stopover in France. And she is a BC survivor herself so she really gets it. I am blessed to know her.

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  • cwins1218
    cwins1218 Member Posts: 37
    edited August 2019

    Hi!

    Just joining this forum. I had bmx w/immediate diep flap reconstruction on June 3rd, 2019 for DCIS diagnosis. I am feeling the zings, mostly on my reconstructed side that didnt have the cancer. But what is this about a sprung?? Where is the scar tissue removing from? Is this something that happens before the second phase of surgery to clean up some of the tissue?

    Thanks in advance!

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  • Sara536
    Sara536 Member Posts: 7,032
    edited August 2019

    Sassa, thanks for giving the “sprung” a name! I had one in my very first therapy session. I thought I was imagining it. I still can’t quite get a visual of it in my mind though. Sure was an immense relief.

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  • sammi2006
    sammi2006 Member Posts: 74
    edited August 2019

    Hi! I am almost 2 years out from my lumpectomy with node removal and finished rads almost a year and a half ago and I was just telling someone today about my "Zingers" that I get from my armpit to my nipple. My doctors have all told me that it is normal and should lessen with time, but no one knows when though.

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  • NWArtLady
    NWArtLady Member Posts: 360
    edited September 2019

    I still get zingers and a soreness in my nipple that comes and goes. This is 8 years out. *sigh*

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  • OnTarget
    OnTarget Member Posts: 447
    edited September 2019

    I get occasional zingers in my left breast primarily. They don't bother me, just make me involuntarily flinch. I laugh each time, I don't know why, but I find them funny.

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