Awaiting results after surgery - Mjheke
Hi all, I am so pleased to be provided with information for this online support community! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 12 days ago and it has all been very fast moving and overwhelming since...
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Thanks @Sister
I am booked to see my physio today, I had an awful day yesterday. I returned to work, a reluctant one at that. Cancer is expensive, and I unfortunately do not have income protection (only a measly one through my super which has a 90 day stand down period), so an early return to work is required. Hard to manage when I was still having a Nanna nap up until Sunday! I have been exhausted, both emotionally and physically-Pain with the seroma is exhausting in itself. I managed the full days work, but by the end of it I was SO uncomfortable-my whole R side of my body and back, I think just trying to compensate for the discomfort. I called the breast care nurse and she got me in to see the surgeon who recommended another drain of the seroma-at this stage my breast was about twice the size of the other. I had 220mls drained off this time-almost 100mls more than the first time-no wonder I was in pain!
Thanks @Zoffiel , for your insight into seromas and your experience of same. I too think there must be a correlation between Seroma and cording as it has certainly limited my movement in the affected arm-I don't have as much range of movement as I am restricted by the pulling in my breast/chest. See above-had it drained yesterday and fingers crossed that if it returns, it is in much smaller quantities!!
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I am booked to see my physio today, I had an awful day yesterday. I returned to work, a reluctant one at that. Cancer is expensive, and I unfortunately do not have income protection (only a measly one through my super which has a 90 day stand down period), so an early return to work is required. Hard to manage when I was still having a Nanna nap up until Sunday! I have been exhausted, both emotionally and physically-Pain with the seroma is exhausting in itself. I managed the full days work, but by the end of it I was SO uncomfortable-my whole R side of my body and back, I think just trying to compensate for the discomfort. I called the breast care nurse and she got me in to see the surgeon who recommended another drain of the seroma-at this stage my breast was about twice the size of the other. I had 220mls drained off this time-almost 100mls more than the first time-no wonder I was in pain!
Thanks @Zoffiel , for your insight into seromas and your experience of same. I too think there must be a correlation between Seroma and cording as it has certainly limited my movement in the affected arm-I don't have as much range of movement as I am restricted by the pulling in my breast/chest. See above-had it drained yesterday and fingers crossed that if it returns, it is in much smaller quantities!!
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