strange pains in breast area (one has been removed)

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bac610
bac610 Member Posts: 1
edited April 2020 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

3 years after right mastectomy which was DCIS I had a mammogram in late September. i have had "pain" like I used to get per-menstruation but im well into menopause. I also have reoccurring pain in the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow. I have a cough, back pain in the middle of back on both sides. I'm 55, but nothing showed on mammogram but dense breast tissue which I've known. there is no dimpling, redness, swelling, or inversion of nipple, just the feeling that "something's not right". I had bloodwork done in Feb. this year but it was clear. Curious is anyone has had these symptoms and what it might be

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited November 2019

    Bump for bac610 -- can anyone weigh in?

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited November 2019

    I am wondering if when they did the mastectomy, some nerves were a bit disrupted. I had a surgical biopsy on my non cancer side a couple years before my cancer. Ironically, more nerve damage happened then than from my BMX. I still have areas of numbness on the back of my left upper arm. Sometimes the area itches, and sometimes it throbs...yet I cannot feel when I scratch it. I think it all has to do with the nerve damage. I do not know if this happened in your case, but it is a possibility with mastectomy.

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  • Flo80
    Flo80 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2020

    Hi Bac did your pain in non cancer breast go. I am experiencing same pain

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited April 2020

    I'm 13 years out and I still occasionally get tingling or short "jabs" (I did a bmx and I've had this happen to both sides). I notice when I exercise more, it is more pronounced so I am assuming more blood flow which helps nerves regenerate. Just my theory.


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