Numb & painful arm post axillary dissection
hi! At the beginning of Aug I had a lumpectomy, reduction & lift and sentinel node biopsy. I recovered really well from it but the biopsy showed cancer in the sentinel node so last week I had an axill...
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Hi @Estherch,
It is a very weird sensation after this surgery. Totally numb in some spots and super sensitive in others. Puffy, like you have a pillow stuck under there as well. Down the back of my arm was the same as you, hyper sensitive at times.
It takes a while for the nerves to get themselves in order again. I had like little electric shocks that came out of nowhere as the nerves started to refire.
Keep doing your exercises. I found doing a lot of the ones with your arm above your head helped a great deal And I do mean a lot of those exercises. Three times the amount they tell you and I also decided to hand paint a timber ceiling, That sorted it right out. LOL
It helped with the fluid drainage and strength. I had full strength back in that arm within a couple of months.
The sensations take a long time to get back to somewhat normal but should start easing of within a few weeks I am nearly two years post op. Most of the feeling is back to pretty normal. I still have a numb spot along the scar line but the rest is not too bad at all. It still a bit weird with light touch but getting better all the time.
All the best lovely.
xoxoxo
It is a very weird sensation after this surgery. Totally numb in some spots and super sensitive in others. Puffy, like you have a pillow stuck under there as well. Down the back of my arm was the same as you, hyper sensitive at times.
It takes a while for the nerves to get themselves in order again. I had like little electric shocks that came out of nowhere as the nerves started to refire.
Keep doing your exercises. I found doing a lot of the ones with your arm above your head helped a great deal And I do mean a lot of those exercises. Three times the amount they tell you and I also decided to hand paint a timber ceiling, That sorted it right out. LOL
It helped with the fluid drainage and strength. I had full strength back in that arm within a couple of months.
The sensations take a long time to get back to somewhat normal but should start easing of within a few weeks I am nearly two years post op. Most of the feeling is back to pretty normal. I still have a numb spot along the scar line but the rest is not too bad at all. It still a bit weird with light touch but getting better all the time.
All the best lovely.
xoxoxo