How long does healing take

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  • Melhay
    Melhay Member Posts: 157 ✭
    Hi Chanel, sorry to hear you've experienced ongoing issues since your surgery. 

    I had a lumpectomy & sentinel node biopsy in July 2015 & still experience soreness & a weird tightness in my armpit lymph glands when I'm cold or nervous due to the sentinel node excision.

    I've also recently had a re-excision on my other breast (following a lumpectomy for a new primary tumour) ) & am experiencing much more breast soreness & tenderness than the previous 2 surgeries. Surgeon said may take 6-12mths to heal. 

    Keep mentioning it at your follow up checks or next time you see your GP so the time frame gets noted on your file for future reference.

    Mel xx
  • Chanel
    Chanel Member Posts: 72 ✭
    Thanks Mel,  sorry to hear you had to have more surgery. I will keep a record of these random pains. I have reported them but it has settled down now.  Take care and hope you are going along well x
  • Brenda5
    Brenda5 Member Posts: 2,423 ✭
    You can end up with hypersensitive breasts. I found travelling hours in the car, the jiggling up and down of the car made my remaining one ache something shocking. Now on longer trips it seems ok but I have taken to wearing a supportive singlet under my shirt. Hot flushes, just bear it. Hit a fan on where possible. I can spend all day coat on coat off, fan on fan off. You just sort of get used to being quirky and will feel better in yourself once you do. Hang in there. <3

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