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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...
It sounds pretty normal and it does improve. I had to wear the non-adhesive padded wound dressings tucked in around my clothes because the pain was so bad. It settles down although you may not get sensation back everywhere.