Best of luck to you.  My lumpectomy was not traumatic.  It sounds like the
same thing you are having.  Just different terminology.  What do you think?

My surgery was on a Thursday and I was at work on Friday and riding my bike
on Saturday & Sunday.  No real pain.  Just some discomfort.

I don't ever recall a swelling following a mammogram.  Not sure what would
have caused that for you.

<< Has anyone else experienced this?  Could the mammogram have squished the
tumor and caused the swelling?  Or do mammograms normally cause this type of
swelling.  I don't remember this from my previous mammogram 2 years ago.  By
the way, the breast without the lump is not swelling. >><BR><BR>

I hope your appt. went well.  Normally, the mammo shouldn't result in any
trauma to the area.  After my last supposed 'normal' mammo I felt a thickened
area in my chest which my dr. dismissed since the reports of the mammo had been
normal.  I thought it was due to possible tissue damage or bruising from the
compression of the mammo.  9 mos. later I developed severe pain in that breast.
10 days after that my nipple began to change--daily.  I was dx'd with 3
different types of aggressive breast cancer--including IBC--inflammatory breast
cancer (in which breast swelling is often one of the first signs).
My best thoughts are with you.  Let us know how things went.  Take care and
{{{Hugs}}}