Spider veins and bruising

FormerMember
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Hi there

I had my mastectomy 10 weeks ago all went well, healed and great movement.

I have still a lot of bruising coming out, and slightly painful when I press on the area,and now quite bad  spider veins along the scar and above ,which the clinic reckon is from the radiotherapy I had 28 years ago.

Anyone else experienced this?

Thanks x

  • Hi Blue Baby,

    it was explained to me that a mastectomy takes a long time to fully heal and settle, and so I guess yes, bruising will take time to improve. Plus of course there have been nerves cut, and they take a very long time to recover, and may not totally fully regrow. I had a mx with implant over a year ago and there are still numb areas, plus occasionally I will get an itch which, when I touch the area, simply is still numb. (Most recently it was my nipple - which I haven’t got! Yes that did get me giggling!) 

    not sure about the spider veins but your clinic’s explanation sounds logical. Keep watching in case it extends a lot? 

    Hugs xxx

    Moomy