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Post mastectomy discomfit
My mum had her right breast and lymph node removal two years ago. After treatment finished she decided to have the other breast removed as a precaution and to make it easier in regards to prosthetics....
Hi @"Concerned daughter" I agree with what the lovely ladies have said about giving it time. I reached the 4 week stage and thought I would never get there with such tightness as my mx was right back to the chest wall. Come the 7th and 8th week started to feel really good. Your mum will get there just needs to be kind to herself and keep up on the those pesky exercises. Also agree with the gentle massage all along the scar to stop the scar adhering to the chest wall. It does hurt a bit initially but gets easier and I found massaging using the whole hand instead of just the fingers was easier. Hope all works out in the end. xo