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Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Dear Sisters.. Has anyone had Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome? 12 years after my first Mastectomy and full auxiliary clearance, I’ve experienced itching; then prickling pain and feeling of inflammat...
Hi TonyM, Both breasts grew tumours. The first 2007, the second 2015. The first Invasive ductal with lymph node Mets the second,
invasive lobular no Mets. Both self discovered. Because of Family History, I chose Mastectomy in both instances. Being flat has advantages ,mainly not putting on two large prosthesis.And,in hot
weather it’s cool! I wouldn’t recommend it! The weight of bosoms has a purpose in keeping us from being hunched over. After, years, the area is sunken, the shoulders hunch more.. rather than being straight. A close friend
added prophylactic mastectomy and finds the same postural changes. A qualified breast prosthesis fitting person should even the sizes. I was fitted in Canberra and was very comfortable wearing
one prosthesis. I think you can make a government claim every two
years for new ones.
invasive lobular no Mets. Both self discovered. Because of Family History, I chose Mastectomy in both instances. Being flat has advantages ,mainly not putting on two large prosthesis.And,in hot
weather it’s cool! I wouldn’t recommend it! The weight of bosoms has a purpose in keeping us from being hunched over. After, years, the area is sunken, the shoulders hunch more.. rather than being straight. A close friend
added prophylactic mastectomy and finds the same postural changes. A qualified breast prosthesis fitting person should even the sizes. I was fitted in Canberra and was very comfortable wearing
one prosthesis. I think you can make a government claim every two
years for new ones.