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KathleenT
Member
8 years ago

Surgery on "taboo" arm

Hi, 
Just wondering if anyone has had experience with the need to have orthopaedic surgery on the arm that had most lymph nodes removed at time of mastectomy? 
I also have mets in my sacrum. My last breast surgery (both have been removed) was 2011. 

Thanks
kathleen
lymphoedema
mastectomy
metastases
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  • KathleenT's avatar
    KathleenT
    Member
    8 years ago
    Thanks, that's good of you. Will try & keep up with info & post it here
  • Zoffiel's avatar
    Zoffiel
    Member
    8 years ago
    No experience with this, just wanted to wish you good luck. 
  • KathleenT's avatar
    KathleenT
    Member
    8 years ago
    O dear. Mine is repair or rotator cuff tendon. I will be in a sling and unable to drive for a month. 

    I am going to try & get to a pool to work it a bit before the surgery. 

    Best
    kathleen
  • SoldierCrab's avatar
    SoldierCrab
    Member
    8 years ago
    Kathleen I was clever and fell and broke my affected arm ... all nodes removed suffer from lymphodema in that arm...
    I can tell you that it was not a nice experience for me took months for me to heal and also to gain a bit of control over the lymphodema.
    For me it was a plate and pins and about 3months in a cast as not healing well at the time. 

    Hope this helps 
    Soldiercrab