Hi @Mrs_H, firstly I want to wish you good luck for surgery. Can't help much with double mastectomy but I had single right mastectomy and all nodes removed. I was pleasantly surprised by how little pain I had. I was sore if I moved the wrong way but I didn't need pain relief and only took it to shut the nurses up. I was quite numb in places including my armpit which still is and my op was 23rd August. It does feel like you have a concrete block attached to your chest as everything is tight. I could touch my face, hold a coffee cup and brush my teeth carefully. They don't recommend raising the arm above shoulder height. I couldn't anyway as muscles too tight to get that far. All in all I found it the easiest part of this whole shit experience.
Lisa xo
