Post Bilateral Mastectomy Tightness
I had my bilateral mastectomy 12 days ago. Apart from getting the worst flu I have ever had, I am finding the tightness across my chest difficult to tolerate. Nothing is mentioned about this in any o...
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It sounds like you are quite uncomfortable you poor thing. Did you see a physio in hospital? There are exercises that can be done to help with this but it can often take a while for things to improve. Even now (17 months after a single mastectomy) I find that my chest gets tight if I don't do the stretches everyday. If you feel that it maybe difficult to drive with things how they are then maybe you should delay your return to work and see a physio for assistance with this.
Hope things start to improve soon for you. Deanne xxx