Pain in mastectomy area

I wonder if you should ask for an ultrasound? I seriously think they should listen, it’s a long time since your Mx and you know your body best, which I think they should accept, surely?

sending hugs xxx

Have you been doing your arm exercises?  Reason I ask is that I have pain (most often merely uncomfortable though), not around the mx area but around armpit area (as had nodes cleared) and I notice that its worse when I don't do my exercises (when I'm on holiday!).

I would however really badger your team, I know its an aboloute boob-ache (!) but there could be something amiss and it doesn't sound like the pain killers (the solution to everything of course) are cutting it.

Demand away - it took me a few conversations to get things I want but best to bite the bullet, gird yer loins and do it.

Sam

Hi Mommy and Yorkshire_Defector,

Thank you for your suggestions.  I do my arm exercises and stretch my arm up quite regularly even when I' sitting in bed!  Surgeon tells me its due to the nerves being cut but I'm not convinced because I didn't have this for at least a year following mastectomy. I'll do some more badgering!! 

Well that sounds like a load of clap-trap as I had mine cut and got the expected side effect of a partially numb top of arm!