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Pain from implant
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2014. Grade 1 4 tumours in situ and DCIS sentinel nodes removed all clear. HER2 positive. I had a right masectomy with immediate reconstruction. Expanders th...
I've had mine replaced 4 times in 10 years after a bilateral implant reconstruction. I get temporary relief then the scar tissue thickens and I'm back to square 1. The 'obvious' answer is to remove the implants all together, except it's not the solution because of the pocket that would be left behind.
I scar heavily but didn't realise the implications of that in the reconstruction process until it was too late. I've become resigned to a level of pain that fluctuates according to what sort of activity I'm undertaking. To put this in perspective I can still swing an axe, shoe a horse and shovel more mulch in an hour than most women half my age. It just burns a bit.
I scar heavily but didn't realise the implications of that in the reconstruction process until it was too late. I've become resigned to a level of pain that fluctuates according to what sort of activity I'm undertaking. To put this in perspective I can still swing an axe, shoe a horse and shovel more mulch in an hour than most women half my age. It just burns a bit.