Numb arm!
Hi everyone! I had surgery last week to have a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy - when I woke up however, they had done an axillary clearance as cells had been found in both nodes they removed for...
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I only had a sentinal node biopsy with my mastectomy and 5 months on still have numbness under my armpit and expect it always will. Initially it became really painful as nerve regeneration occurred under my forearm and on the side of my reconstructed breast...so much so I couldn't touch it. I was started on lyrica which settled it within 2 weeks and after a couple I was able to cease it. My physio also suggested gentle stroking of the weird areas and it did help.. and I still do this now. Kath