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Lymph nodes arm care
Had mastectomy thurs 20th april for grade 3 idc. Was meant to have the mastectomy and sentinel node checked. When i saw surgeon next morning i asked about the incision as it went much further under m...
I have lymphoedema and I usually avoid having anything done on my left arm. I had blood pressure taken at my GPs a few months ago and put my right arm forward. She put it on my left arm. I should have said no, but didn't want to be a bother. My arm hurt for days. It was a bad decision. Cuts take longer to heal and there is sometimes swelling in my hand. Take care of your arm because lymphoemeda takes a lot of energy to look after.