Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and am due to undergo lumpectomy and sentinel node removal in 2 days time.
Im so very worried about the surgery and the effects it will have on the fibromyalgia shooting pains that I experience constantly.
After the lump biopsies I had a major fibromyalgia flare which lasted over a week leaving me in so much pain in my body, I experienced shooting pains throughout my body and the biopsy site is still tender after 2 months from the biopsies being taken.
My worries are that if my body had this reaction to tiny biopsies being taken, then what will surgery do? And what will the long term fibro pain levels be like?
I retired from a lecturing job i loved because of the debilitating effects of fibromyalgia and now I'm facing surgery with more than a little concern on how my body will react to surgery and what aftereffects I will be left with.
Has anyone in the forum experienced surgery with fibromyalgia, and if so how did you get through it all?
Thank you in advance for any responses and helpful advice, im having sleepless nights worried about the outcome and long term effects on my body and wellbeing.
All the best Happy.Bee
Hi Bee.Happy welcome to the forum. I don't know enough about your condition to make any comment. However, if the biopsies have caused a flare up it seems possible that the surgery could potentially do the same. However, it may not and the only way to be sure of that is after the surgery. There may potentially be one of the lovely folks on here may know more about this and be able to help with answers. Best wishes for now..
gail
Hi gail
Thank you so much for your kind words 
I do hope that the surgery all goes well and im not left with constant pain but as you say the only way to find out is to go through with the operation and see what happens.
I was hoping to hear from other members with fibromyalgia who have had surgery to hear about their experience and if they have anything helpful to aid me or put my mind at ease.
Thank you again for your message
All the best Happy.Bee
