Breast Cancer Pins And Needles

Is this a sign of anything i should be concerned about.

Breast cancer pins and needles.

I had breast cancer three years ago. Cancers that may lead to numbness include. The description of pins and needles or numbness tingling usually indicates. Lymphedema is a potential side effect of breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy that can appear in the months or years after treatment ends.

These symptoms happen because the nerves in the chest area or armpit are cut or injured during surgery. Numbness or pins and needles. It may affect patients across cancer types. Numbness is often accompanied by tingling or a pins and needles feeling.

The feeling which can be in one breast or both can resemble pins and needles on the skin or have burning characteristics. Symptoms usually improve with time but in some cases they may take months or years to get better. Symptoms of lymphedema include achiness tingling and feelings of fullness in the hand arm chest and breast. This can cause symptoms such as numbness and weakness.

Rarely radiotherapy may damage nerves in the treated area. 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. Some also refer to it as a zinging pain. Burning or pins and needles in the affected area.

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. 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. According to the national cancer institute nci paget s disease occurs in 1 4 percent of breast cancer patients 2. This partial or complete lack of sensation may develop in one or more body parts especially the hands feet arms or legs.

I see your post hasn t been answered so i m assuming that others haven t had this issue. I have pains mostly pins and needles in my left breast. For example numbness or tingling and pain in the arm may be caused by breast cancer surgery. This form of cancer typically affects the skin of the nipple and areola the darker skin around the.

I have just tended to wiggle my foot and my finger and the pins and needles have gone after about 5. These symptoms are common particularly after surgery to remove all the lymph nodes in the armpit.