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What Does Continued Swelling In The Area Of Tumor Removal Mean?

My mom had Cancer detected on 2008 and we removed her Brest. Last 2 years she was ok... but last April 28th night she had fever. We gave her one crosin but fever was continued and her hand and that operated said of her body started becoming red. We admitted her in Holi spirit hospital, her cancer treatment was done there. She was there 25 days there. Lots of doctors came and checked.. Her fever came down red colour went off. But swelling still there. She had arthritics pain on her right knee... so we took her to kerala for ayurvedic treatment. Her knee is fine now. We came back.. But her hand swelling is still there. Now two days before she got fever again... now no temperature.. but the pinkish colour in hand, swelling is still there. One of our family friend told us to show any doctor for poisoning.. it may some poisoning... pls help me what we have to do.. Which doctor we have to go...

                                                                 
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Any fever in a patient of cancer is usually due to infection. Patients recovering from cancer might have a generalized lowered immunity. This makes it easier for the infection causing organisms to enter and cause disease. Please take your mother to a general physician who will do certain tests to know if your mother is having an infection which requires treatment.

Swelling in the hand after mastectomy is called lymphedema and is due to pooling of lymphatic fluid in the arm due to the absence of breast. This happens in many women with mastectomy and treatment of this swollen arm is by wearing compression garments over the affected arm. Right now it is important to treat the fever. Please do not worry.
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What Does Continued Swelling In The Area Of Tumor Removal Mean?

Hi. Thanks for writing in. Any fever in a patient of cancer is usually due to infection. Patients recovering from cancer might have a generalized lowered immunity. This makes it easier for the infection causing organisms to enter and cause disease. Please take your mother to a general physician who will do certain tests to know if your mother is having an infection which requires treatment. Swelling in the hand after mastectomy is called lymphedema and is due to pooling of lymphatic fluid in the arm due to the absence of breast. This happens in many women with mastectomy and treatment of this swollen arm is by wearing compression garments over the affected arm. Right now it is important to treat the fever. Please do not worry.