Breast Cancer Survivor, Abdominal pain/swollen lymph node on left side

[purplecandy]

I had breast cancer, 5 years ago at 30 years old, and have just come off my medication.  My husband and I are now starting to try and have a baby, so I was very happy when I got my period back. I started having a dull, tingly but bearable pain at the start of my period.  I thought it was ovulation pain but that is not meant to last this long I thought.  On saying that, I think the ovulation this time was on the left side also.  This pain has continued for 2 weeks and then just yesterday it became unbearable and I had to take pain killers. (The pain is back to normal again though and bearable.) At this time I also felt a small bean sized lump on the left side of my abdomen, and was slightly tender to touch.   I went to the doctor today and she said that it looks like my lymph node is swollen.  Is this normal and is there any cause for concern that it might be something more serious?  I am trying to get an appointment to see a specialist now.

[Mochadelicious]

Good to hear.  Thanks for keeping us posted.

[purplecandy]

The doctor thought it was swollen lymph nodes from an infection.  The pain has gone now and just waiting the results of blood work. Apparently I was also about to ovulate, which seems to be out of sync with a regular cycle, but it was nothing to worry about as it does take time to get your cycle back to normal after coming off meds.