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Post Mastectomy Pain
Hi I had her2 negative in left breast in 2019. I had chemo, lumpectomy and sentinel node removal, radiotherapy and Herceptin. Got the all clear then in November this year they found cancer in situ in ...
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Dear @DebsSA
i only had a single mastectomy, but numbness and tightness are not unusual and can linger for quite a while. As you know, stretching helps so keep it up - scar tissue can tighten and you need to keep it as flexible as possible. Numbness depends on how nerve endings have been affected by surgery - it will improve but can take time. Any increased pain or different pain is best checked with your surgeon. Best wishes.
i only had a single mastectomy, but numbness and tightness are not unusual and can linger for quite a while. As you know, stretching helps so keep it up - scar tissue can tighten and you need to keep it as flexible as possible. Numbness depends on how nerve endings have been affected by surgery - it will improve but can take time. Any increased pain or different pain is best checked with your surgeon. Best wishes.