Exercises for patients that have not had a mastectomy or reconstructive surgery

sandramj
sandramj Member Posts: 253
edited February 2018 in General discussion
This was the sheet the physio gave me the day after surgery and I kept these up for 6 weeks.  BUT I should have kept them up for longer as at about the 9 month mark I noticed this weird "CORDING" as I learned from Dr Google.  Since diagnosis of lymphodema I now have to lie down and elevate my arm for 20 mins twice a day - at 90 degrees and then massage the WHOLE AREA of the breast, underarm, side, down to bottom of ribs and wear a sleeve to control the lymphodema.  No sleeve on whilst elevating or massaging.
Here's the two sheets of exercises for those who would like to do them from the beginning and/or those who would like to perhaps prevent lymphodema or keep it to a minimum.  



primek 

This is basically the exercises I had after mastectomy and reconstruction 

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/exercises-implants

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