My mother had breast cancer operated about 13 years ago. She also had a complete radioactive treatment. But after that she hesitated to go for a periodical check up as she was irritated that the doctor only examined breasts and gave only medicine. I have requested her many times to do the periodical checkup, but she never went for check up. Now she sometimes she feels pain in the operated area. Is she in danger?
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the pain could be scar tissue, it could always come back so she needs to continue with her check ups...change your doctor if you dont feel like your getting what you need out of it
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Not going for follow up care after being treated for cancer is just plain stupid. She was upset because the doctor only examined her breasts and gave her medicine? What did she want him to do? If she needed something else, she should have told her doctor; they aren't mind readers. She needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. You never know what is going on inside the area where she is having that pain.
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There is always a risk of recurrance of the breast cancer. This is what the Dr is checking for on the follow-up visits, which is why they check her breasts. She needs to see a Dr and get this checked, pain in the area is not a good sign.
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Periodic checkups include mammograms. Is she skipping those too? You are not giving any information, but there is nearly always a chance of recurrence and/or a second cancer. We all increase our risk for breast cancer as we age and she is no exception. If she does not like her doctor she should get a new one and I hope she has her records as they are likely in storage or may be destroyed by now.
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understanding your worry. it could be in danger.
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Cal gave excellent advice about changing doctors if you do not like it. They say, "What you don't know can't kill you" but in this case it can. Check-ups are VITAL part of survival. Have her do it, if you can in any way influence her decision.
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If she has already had breast cancer, she does have a higher risk of it coming back. As far as the pain in the surgery area, that is not uncommon. I have had surgery to remove a lump from my breast as well (not cancerous), and when it gets cold out or is going to rain I get pretty bad pains in the scar area. I would still recommend she get it checked out just to be safe. She has already been through surgery and the rough part, why not just continue to be safe about it. Good Luck!
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Hey, I'm sorry to hear that your mother is feeling pain. You've been doing the right thing by encouraging her to get her breast cancer checkups. It's a myth that if a person has had cancer and survived it, they can't get it again. Unfortunately it’s possible for a person to get cancer more than once. I'd definitely say it’s VERY important for you to get your mother to the doctors, to get herself examined - it's really the best way to find out what's going on in that area. I hope things work out for you
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