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Exercises for patients that have not had a mastectomy or reconstructive surgery
This was the sheet the physio gave me the day after surgery and I kept these up for 6 weeks. BUT I should have kept them up for longer as at about the 9 month mark I noticed this weird "CORDING" as I learned from Dr Google. Since diagnosis of lymphodema I now have to lie down and elevate my arm for 20 mins twice a day - at 90 degrees and then massage the WHOLE AREA of the breast, underarm, side, down to bottom of ribs and wear a sleeve to control the lymphodema. No sleeve on whilst elevating or massaging.
Here's the two sheets of exercises for those who would like to do them from the beginning and/or those who would like to perhaps prevent lymphodema or keep it to a minimum.
primek
This is basically the exercises I had after mastectomy and reconstruction
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/exercises-implants
Here's the two sheets of exercises for those who would like to do them from the beginning and/or those who would like to perhaps prevent lymphodema or keep it to a minimum.
primek
This is basically the exercises I had after mastectomy and reconstruction
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/exercises-implants
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- @Marianne_BCNA
@Giovanna_BCNA
can you please change the heading of this to what @sandramj would like it to say please.
@primek
nothing above the shoulder height for I think 8 weeks I will have a look in my journey and let you all know. - thanks @primek I'll change the wording at the top. THANK YOU. Actually it seems I can't edit that now.???
- If you've had mastectomy and implant insertion you have slightly different exercises as no arms above shoulser height for a couple of weeks.
@SoldierCrab were there different exercises post straight mastectomy?
