Hello -question about auxiliary clearance

That "on fire" feeling is a shocker but it should settle down soon.  I found that keeping soft padding on the area stopped the contact rub but it will have to go away by itself.  For me, 21 months later, I have regained some feeling but mostly the area is numb although does get prickly sensations at times.  I don't expect it to get any better.  Make sure you keep up your exercises and be alert for lymphoedema.  I had cording that I didn't recognise (diagnosed at my follow-up appointment) and I had to have specialist physio for it.

HI @LucyLou_71,

It's all so variable.  I got strength back pretty quickly. Do lots and lots of the wall walk, then do some more!  It's painful at first but really helped with the range of movement and I zero problems with swelling after a month. After 6 weeks I was handpainting a timber ceiling which was great physio and I've never had any problems with swelling or lymphodema.
 It feels weird for quite a while, an odd combination of half numb, half super sensitive and kind of flabby if that makes sense.  Makes shaving under your arm interesting for a while. When the nerves start to refire it can feel like electric shocks and takes you buy surprise.
The feeling came back gradually over the next 12 months.  i would say it took 18 months to get the sensation of light touch returned on the back of my arm. So nearly 3 years down the track my arm is as strong as it ever was and feels about 90% normal. The only really numb part left is along the scar line, which is almost invisible, thank you Bio oil. :)
All the best lovely.
xoxo

I had severe pain on my arm just below my shoulder. Surgeon says nerve damage. I protected the area as much as possible and found massaging it helped. I did all the recommended stretches/exercises. Pain lasted constant for about eight weeks then intermittent for about another two months. Numbness is still there and although it feels swollen, it isn’t. I had my surgery ten months ago. Hope this helps.

It took me about 8wks of physio to get my arm above my head and for my arm to’settle’down.I’m permanently numb in my armpit which makes shaving abit tricky.I had my clearance in 2003 and my arm is ok,just get abit of puffiness under the arm.My arm got gradually better over time but is not 100%.I just got used to.

I had an axillary clearance along with a mastectomy. I think initial reactions can vary a lot depending on how many lymph nodes, nerve ending damage etc. I had no swelling or pain, but lost a lot of feeling. Quite a lot of the feeling has returned (over years) but I think it will always have a degree of numbness. Affects nothing except that I am not particularly sensitive to hot and cold under the affected arm. Good to keep up the exercise as it not only helps mobility but may also help prevent lymphoedema. Best wishes.