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Arm nerve pain post surgery
Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone has had problems with nerve pain in arm after lumpectomy? I had surgery two days ago and they removed 5 lymph nodes but said they didn’t touch any nerves but the ...
Hi @Newbie3312,
All pretty normal. The numbness can take months to repair. 3 1/2 years post and I still have a numb spot around the scar area. The weird electric shocks are your nerves trying to refire and repair. That will go over time. Make sure you do the exercises they gave you. Especially the ones above your head (terribly painful at the start I know) but imperitive to get full strength and range of movement back.
All the best lovely.
All pretty normal. The numbness can take months to repair. 3 1/2 years post and I still have a numb spot around the scar area. The weird electric shocks are your nerves trying to refire and repair. That will go over time. Make sure you do the exercises they gave you. Especially the ones above your head (terribly painful at the start I know) but imperitive to get full strength and range of movement back.
All the best lovely.