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Recovery Post Lymph Node Removal
Hi everyone. I’m one week post op with mastectomy and auxiliary lymph node removal (16 were taken which I believe could be a lot???). My movement is slowly getting better everyday - I have a littl...
@"Kiwi Angel" I had 22 nodes removed and only real drama was that I got a dose of cellulitis which put me back in hospital on an iv drip for three days. No driving for me and not too much swelling at all. None in fingers. I had weekly physio with a lymphodema ‘expert’ who was recommended by my Breast Care Nurse. I still exercise/massage twice daily to keep it all draining. I think there is slightly more swelling after chemo due to steroids then it settles down again (until the next one!) All in all though it was mostly uneventful!