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Hello, my name is Marlana. I recently had a mastectomy with tissue expander surgery on Aug. 30th. I had dcis high grade. Pathology report was good for the most part. I've had 2 saline injections so f...
Hi @Marly100 and @GinGin
Everyone has different experiences and experiences pain differently .
I had mastectomy with insertion of tissue expander but as my breast was E cup and I was going to a C cup I didn’t actually need any more saline injections.
Nevertheless , I had bad pain requiring Endone for 6 weeks.
I then tapered down to panadeine forte and then Panadol - I really didn’t feel good until 3 months after the surgery.
I got quite down as I had never been a person to get aches and pains ( we had Panadol for visitors).
My breast care nurse and surgeon just keep saying “ everyone is different it will get better”.
That was my experience - I think it’s important to let your medical team know about your pain and take the pain meds .
Three years on the pain is just a fading memory for me.
Everyone has different experiences and experiences pain differently .
I had mastectomy with insertion of tissue expander but as my breast was E cup and I was going to a C cup I didn’t actually need any more saline injections.
Nevertheless , I had bad pain requiring Endone for 6 weeks.
I then tapered down to panadeine forte and then Panadol - I really didn’t feel good until 3 months after the surgery.
I got quite down as I had never been a person to get aches and pains ( we had Panadol for visitors).
My breast care nurse and surgeon just keep saying “ everyone is different it will get better”.
That was my experience - I think it’s important to let your medical team know about your pain and take the pain meds .
Three years on the pain is just a fading memory for me.