It may affect patients across cancer types.
Breast cancer pins and needles.
These symptoms are common particularly after surgery to remove all the lymph nodes in the armpit.
This partial or complete lack of sensation may develop in one or more body parts especially the hands feet arms or legs.
Learn more about lymphedema signs and symptoms.
Some also refer to it as a zinging pain.
Rarely radiotherapy may damage nerves in the treated area.
Cancers that may lead to numbness include.
I see your post hasn t been answered so i m assuming that others haven t had this issue.
Numbness is often accompanied by tingling or a pins and needles feeling.
The description of pins and needles or numbness tingling usually indicates.
Is this a sign of anything i should be concerned about.
How does numbness affect cancer patients.
These symptoms happen because the nerves in the chest area or armpit are cut or injured during surgery.
Lymphedema is a potential side effect of breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy that can appear in the months or years after treatment ends.
According to the national cancer institute nci paget s disease occurs in 1 4 percent of breast cancer patients 2.
This can cause symptoms such as numbness and weakness.
Or you may notice unusual sensations such as a feeling of warmth or.
Symptoms of lymphedema include achiness tingling and feelings of fullness in the hand arm chest and breast.
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.
I had breast cancer three years ago.
Symptoms usually improve with time but in some cases they may take months or years to get better.
For example numbness or tingling and pain in the arm may be caused by breast cancer 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.
I have pains mostly pins and needles in my left breast.
The feeling which can be in one breast or both can resemble pins and needles on the skin or have burning characteristics.
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.
