Cording
I'm wondering if anyone can tell me does cording eventually disappear with just excercises? I have cording down to my elbow for last few months, lately it's horribly tight again despite doing excerci...
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Hi,
I had cording after my mastectomy and axillary dissection in June. It started about 3 days after surgery and I couldn't move my arm in any direction forward without pain/pulling. I had to wait 2 weeks until I could get a physio appointment, due to school holidays (all physios away), and then I had sessions twice a week for about 5 weeks (10 sessions total).
This has worked fantastically well, and I have got almost full range of movement back. I still do my stretches once per day, in order to keep flexibility.
I created more cording when I got stuck into the housework (scrubbing and mopping = bad). So now I have to remember to use my other arm for those jobs.
I also had tightness across my chest muscles and cording in this area, as it felt like a pulling on my sternum (centre of chest).
I recommend seeing a physio who has had training in post breast surgery care and lymphodema training.
Cath :)