Cording
I am having the occasional pain under the ribs on the right side & wondered if it was due to the cording I have on the arm & under the arm, it feels like I have bruised ribs. Did anyone else have thi...
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Hi Jacqui, I too had lumpectomy and sentine node on the 31st... (thw other side though) and initally had same shoulderpain pain you described but realised quickly it had a lot to do with my keeping my affected arm in a simewhat weird position. I realised I was constantlyl lifting and tensing that shoulder probably so as to avoid the hand touching the node surgery stitches.
Also the breast care nurse gave me this lovely pillow to use between the arm and the wound (kidney shaped with a sting on top so I rest it on the shoulder and pillow is then under the arm). Only mwntioning in case you were doing the same.
I realised the pillow cird was slipping so I was constantly tensing the arm and shoulder and stillmlifting them when using it.
Seems shoulder blade and under arm oain were being caused by it. I started avoiding the pillow unless in the car and I started consciously forcing myself to relax the left shoulder and sonce then no shoulder blade pain at all.
I mean boob and muscles arround the node "dig for gold" site hurt more as time is progressing (I had hoped for less) but the shoulder blade and lower neck pain as well as underarm pain are gone.
If you are still suffering from the shoulderblade Pain try chexking yourself wvery now and then to see if you are tensing up that arm without realising it. Maybe it helps you too :)