Rib pain
Happy New Year to all you lovely ladies.
I had a mastectomy in April and am still having rib pain.
This is 8mths after the op and was wondering if anyone else had this problem.
There are a few ...
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I also have weird feelings over the mastectomy site and very sore ribs when touched, think this is due to two bouts of radiation on that side - original series then another shorter series for skin mets. Have forced myself to sleep on that side, hard at first especially when turning over to the good side but everything gets better day by day. The one funny side effect is that sometimes I feel a pulse under the scar line, obviously an artery that has been repositioned during the surgery. Pulse can last from a few seconds up to an hour.
I have fortnightly lymphoedema drainage massage, an hour well spent as all the aches go away! Find out about this, you may have to go private with a physiotherapist as they don't have time for this service in my Public Hospital.With love
Joy K