Sensitive skin
Its now two weeks since my mastecomy. The drain came out yesterday. Really feeling as if I am recovering well given the curcumstances. However, I am looking for some advice. The skin under my arm and...
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It does sound normal but there is always the possibilty of infection or a seroma.Have you checked your temp?A seroma is a swelling or collection of fluid you can get after surgery.After my auxillary node clearance,I had all those symtoms you describe.It settled down to numbness under the arm but I still get a little twinge where the drain site was.I am totally numb across my mastectomy scar.The sensations I get now are as if I have a rolled up newspaper under my arm and duck tape across my chest.But I've had bc twice in the same breast so have had radiation in 2003 and then a mastectomy in 2010.My skin wasn't very elastic and apparently I have adhesions so hopefully, you'll fare better than me. Tonya xx