Neck, shoulder and back pain due to imbalance after single breast mastectomy

Hi all, I have had my remaining breast removed and cannot believe the difference. After some physiotherapy to balance up the twisting spine, I am terrific. The weight was 1.5kgs, same as the original cancer Left breast, and within a few days the neck pain left quickly followed by the shoulder then back pains. The surgery was on 31 July and last weekend I went on a tour of caves in the NW of Tassie, down and up hundreds of steps, dodging stalagmites and stalagtites, and climbing ladders and I had NO ill effect at all!
I would encourage any woman who is suffering imbalance to chat to their doctors, and as a hint, all male medicos I dealt with were not supportive but the girls were!! I wrote a poem - 

Although you were “identical” and part of a pair,

I always preferred you, for comfort and usefulness

It wasn’t hard to compare.

Not that your pal was unattractive in anyway,

But you dear left breast, was the one I wanted to stay.

 

Then after feeding my two babies, with several bouts of mastitis

The years flew and I was confronted with a nasty diagnosis.

You were removed within a week and harsh treatments followed on

It took many months (years) for my brain to feel we had won.

 

Happy events and experiences followed through the sun filled days

But soon that joy and fun times became a grey haze.

Chronic excruciating pains occurred in neck, shoulder and back

Even my groin was hurting and we all sensed this was something to attack.

 

Endless tests, appointments, dollars and health professional plans

Resulted in the only recommendation was to remedy that imbalance.

So your dear twin, which by now was really tired

Was in the line for me to say “You are fired”.

 

That in itself caused many to have angst and worry

And loved ones, for that I am sincerely sorry

But just one week on, I know I should have done this years ago

My twisted spine, caused by Right breast, has already started to straighten

And the gnawing ache below my shoulder blade has flown!

 

Ah dear breasts, I owe you much, but in the end you both let me down

In differing circumstances,

Now I am liberated, free from appendages and ready to face the world breastless.

 

 

The strangest thing that you weighed the same, even after a gap of many years,

And as my body aged and changed shape, you stayed true to your peer.

Life is ahead with only normal “ageing changes”

There is a smile on my face, a twinkle in my eye, watch out world, I am dangerous.