Rib pain

Hi Kathy

Lovely to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for the link - will have a read of that.

Trust all goes well with your mammogram and ultrasound - I'm sure you will be glad to have that over with .

All the best for 2012 for you also .

Debsx

Thanks for your reply Leonie.

The joys hmm !! Somedays it just seems worse than others - oh for a day of feeling normal - haha whatever that is?

I will certainly look into the lymphatic drainage massage etc - havent had any of that done.

Would be nice to just not have any aches and pains for a day or so - pity the surgeons couldnt have a days experience so they would know what we were talking about after that comment that was made to you !!! I think as its school holidays I am more aware of it - as want to do so much with the girls but just cant do what we would normally do . Feel sad for them that I just feel tired all the time. Try to keep going but then wham it all catches up!

Anyway - just keep swimming has become my motto.

Hope you continue to get some relief with your massaging!

Take care

Debsx

Hiya

Yes I too had the rib pain only when touched for years after chemo and had many scans that all came back clear.  Mine has now subsided yet I still find it tender to touch many bones including my ribs 4 years on.

It is just all part and parcel of what your body has been through and in time, things will return to normal again.

Tanya

Hiya

Yes I too had the rib pain only when touched for years after chemo and had many scans that all came back clear.  Mine has now subsided yet I still find it tender to touch many bones including my ribs 4 years on.

It is just all part and parcel of what your body has been through and in time, things will return to normal again.

Tanya

I will look into massage too, to keep lymph flowing freely as possible, and maybe helping with ongoing discomforts/ infections.

 I am due for yearly double mammogram and ultrasound too soon.  There is a newer machine now, where one side of the paddle moves around the breast sort of, so less discomfort.

I recently read something about complex regional pain syndrome. Do not give up though. Time is a great healer i think.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/complex_regional_pain_syndrome?open

All the best for 2012. Kathy.

I will look into massage too, to keep lymph flowing freely as possible, and maybe helping with ongoing discomforts/ infections.

 I am due for yearly double mammogram and ultrasound too soon.  There is a newer machine now, where one side of the paddle moves around the breast sort of, so less discomfort.

I recently read something about complex regional pain syndrome. Do not give up though. Time is a great healer i think.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/complex_regional_pain_syndrome?open

All the best for 2012. Kathy.

Sorry to hear about your pan.  I think there are a lot of "us" out there dealing with daily pain.  I still have pain.  I had a lumpectomy and axillairy clearance back in 2006 followed by radiation and Tamoxifen.  Then in Dec 2010 I had a lumpectomy on the same side but deep up under my arm and around to my back to remove a lymp  node that was full of tumour.  I have then had extensive radiation and chemo.  I have never had any "work done" on the scarring. But now I have started getting deep massage on the scarring whilst I have my lympathic drainage massage.  I have only had one session and boy did it make a difference.  I was to the point of checking out laser therapy on the scarring.  Anyway I will keep giving the deep massage a go - fornightly.  My surgeon said after 2 years "If you still have pain, sorry you will have it for life"  What a cop out!!!  My breast area is so tender I just hate having my regular mamagrams and ultrasounds as it hurts so much.  Mind you the deep massage hurts but is so beneficial.  Good luck. XLeonie