Hi all. I had my left mastectomy a week ago, and have a wound drain in my armpit. It's causing me a lot of pain and misery (more than my mastectomy scar) and it's a pain having to carry it around wh...
Hang in there. I had mine removed on Friday. The pain was intense and I think hitting nerves when I layed down. I felt like I was having heart attacks and severe back pain. Take the pain killers and rest up in any way you can. Without the drain the fluid build up hurts too. Just think, you have come this far. I would go for child birth anyday over my bilateral mastectomy pain.