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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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Hi @DebsSA, I had my left nipple removed on 4th Dec. Also due to DCIS. I had a double mastectomy in April 2020, but it was skin/nipple sparing with expanders put in. Same feeling of tightness for around 6 weeks. Extremely uncomfortable. I didn’t need pain relief either, but felt a lot of pressure around the area. By the 7th week, it eased up pretty quickly. I didn’t even realise that it had, I just became aware one day that I was moving around like I used to and felt no discomfort. Give it a couple weeks more, and of you’re still really uncomfortable call your breast care nurse or surgeon 🍀♥️