The side effects linger on

Ouch... Sounds painfull and frustrating... Pain alone is enough to get you down.

Shooting pain in your leg and hip sounds a lot like sciatica. I suffer from them due to spinal injury. It usually results from having injured your back and will.persists for as long as the back is inflamed. I know it sounds weird but can hurt in the hip or knew or ankle and can also present as a shooting pain between any 2 or even all 3 of those points and not even hurt in the back where the injury is. And need not be you hitting yourswlf or fallin that can cause it. It can be as simple as sleeping or sitting or turning in a weird position. Takes days uo to couple of weeks to clear. If that is what it is and you are allowed to take them Neurufen will help both with the pain and will speed up recovery as will use of a TENS mavhine applied to the muscles either side of the spine wait down and to the top of the hip on the back of it. Chat with the GL about the pain as they would be able to help diagnose if it is sciatuca or just neuralgia due to Chemo.

I saw you mentioned my most hated medication of all times - Lyrica... I hate it as was orescribed it twice since I suffer from Neiralgias but with me they cause me to  become Psychotic so rhankfully since my 2nd episode nobody attempts to prescribe it.

I have to take neuralgia medication as I do suffer from them 24x7 but HATE drugs and while not readily prescribed by Dr there is a MUCH MUCH MUCH milder edication that does not affect the brain much but helps combat symptoms of Neuralgias - ENDEP and can be prescribed in a very low dose of 10mg. It comes i  25 and 50mg but 10mg alone makes a massive difference to nerve pain. If you need something for nerve pain ask a out Endep and if they deem it suitable ask for the lowest 10mg dose. It is easy to take 2pills if need be and still less than id they lrescribe 25mg so try for it. I do not understand why Drs always try to give us high doses of drugs that can affect the mind ??. 10mg of this stuff will help with nerves (takes couple of days foe the full on benefit but even the next day you will notice the difference) and according to my Neurologists this is one drug that is safe to take longer term - I have been on it for 4 years as my neuralgias are constant and this is the only drug that does not affect my mind (in that dose BTW) as I refuse to take anything that is mind altering. Bad enough being ill without being able to think and make decisions for yourself.

I am sorry you are having to deal with the aftermath of the surgery and boob reconstruction and coming radiation all at the same time. Enough to being anyone down. I know though you can do it. You are one strong lady so hang in there. You CAN and WILL get through it and scars do fade. I know another 5 to 6 weeks sound like eternity but you have been through worse. You kicked Chemo and that was a bitch of a task so YOU CAN DO THIS. This will be done before you know it and then it is time to rest up and body will heal and and you will have sexy new lightweight boobs that do not give you back pain (with no visible scars as those scars heel fast).

Just hang in there - you are way way way stronger than anything still left to be overcome in this BC aftermath. ????????????

Hugs

Jel