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Mastectomy and Tissue Expander - Healing Process
Hi ladies, A week ago I had skin and nipple sparing mastectomy and insertion of a tissue expander. Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar procedure and what your healing processes has been...
I didn't keep my nipple but the nerve pain in my arm and breast from the sentinal node kicked in well after initial healing. I ended up on lyrica for a short time and brushing the skin helped. I found it all very uncomfortable like a sewn in bra. But magically around 5.5 weeks it felt fine.