Masectomy

Hi @annabelle I am 37 aswell and had a double mastectomy on the 9th of March and had to go back to get Level 2 node clearance on the 23rd. The mastectomy was literally painfree. When they remove the breast that means that all the nerve tissues are gone too so no feeling in the breast area which is very bizarre when you are looking at 2 scars but was a relief for me to be honest. The drain that's in there is more annoying than anything but I didn't experience any pain from that.  My arm after the node removal was sore. It's also a strange feeling because it feels quite numb but is super sensitive. The gentlest of touch sent strange nervey feelings down my arm kinda like pins and needles and kinda like what I imagine being tasered would feel like but it's manageable. I've had worse pain. My arm movement was quite limited to start but I have been plugging away doing the exercises they recommended and 3wks post op I can lift my arm straight up in the air and no pain. My armpit has no feeling though which is strange just numb shaving is scary. Don't be scared the doctors will give you lots of pain meds to help manage the pain. I was just on panadol by the time I left hospital after 4 days. I have just started my 6mths of chemo so we are doing it in reverse order!! Good luck you can do this xxxx