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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...
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.