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mrswjt
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8 years ago

Pain Control, Cording, Hypersensitivity, Fluid - Single Mastectomy 5wks

Hi All Need support & info with all of the above. I am 5 weeks post surgery and seriously struggling. R mastectomy. Cancer all gone. 3 lymph nodes taken and all clear. No chemo or radio required. 10 ...
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Sister
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8 years ago
I was still taking Panadol 5 weeks after - just not as often.  Always sleeping with the pillow.  Doing my exercises regularly as best I could.  Only wearing a bra when I absolutely had to.  Even with the ah bra type, if I wore it more than a couple of hours, I would be in pain (and I used padded dressings tucked down the side where the scar and worst of the neuropathy was.