Breast Cancer Pins And Needles

The feeling which can be in one breast or both can resemble pins and needles on the skin or have burning characteristics.

Breast cancer pins and needles. I have pains mostly pins and needles in my left breast. Rarely radiotherapy may damage nerves in the treated area. Some also refer to it as a zinging pain. Burning or pins and needles in the affected area.

According to the national cancer institute nci paget s disease occurs in 1 4 percent of breast cancer patients 2. Lymphedema is a potential side effect of breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy that can appear in the months or years after treatment ends. I see your post hasn t been answered so i m assuming that others haven t had this issue. This can cause symptoms such as numbness and weakness.

Symptoms of lymphedema include achiness tingling and feelings of fullness in the hand arm chest and breast. I had breast cancer three years ago. These symptoms are common particularly after surgery to remove all the lymph nodes in the armpit. The description of pins and needles or numbness tingling usually indicates.

Numbness or pins and needles. For example numbness or tingling and pain in the arm may be caused by breast cancer surgery. Or you may notice unusual sensations such as a feeling of warmth or. Symptoms usually improve with time but in some cases they may take months or years to get better.

I have just tended to wiggle my foot and my finger and the pins and needles have gone after about 5. Numbness is often accompanied by tingling or a pins and needles feeling. It may affect patients across cancer types. Is this a sign of anything i should be concerned about.

One day i suddenly felt pins and needles in my left breast as i couldn t get a gp s appointment for several days i went privately. These symptoms happen because the nerves in the chest area or armpit are cut or injured during surgery. Having said that randomly i have had pins and needles in my left foot and on one finger of my left hand left breast wle and radiotherapy finished oct 17 so who knows if it s a side effect. Cancers that may lead to numbness include.

In very rare cases tingling in the breast can be a sign of paget s disease of the breast an uncommon form of breast cancer 2. This partial or complete lack of sensation may develop in one or more body parts especially the hands feet arms or legs.