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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
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
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- Thanks, that's good of you. Will try & keep up with info & post it here
- No experience with this, just wanted to wish you good luck.
- 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 - 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
