After effects of Surgery
I had my Mastectomy and aux clearance just over 2 weeks ago and after 6 months of chemo and 5 weeks of rads my pathology came back with the great news that they have nuked, poisoned and removed any tr...
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Wonderful news!! Herceptin usually causes no problems and hormonal treatment is a bit variable but overall it's all doable. My armpit belonged to someone else for a while after the axillary clearance, not so much swollen (a little bit) but numb. My mobility was great - probably unusually good, it takes a while in most cases, so keep up the exercises, that's the best you can do. Worth having a chat (do you have a breastcare or oncology nurse?) if the feeling of pressure doesn't abate in a couple of weeks. Best wishes.