Hello ladies! Well I was a bit optimistic with my previous post!
I am now 7 days post mastectomy and as the days have gone by the 'feelings' shall we say in my arm and chest have certainly returned & increased, both in intensity and in area covered.
I read it's normal to have numbness, tingling, sharp shooting pains and tightness. I realise this may seem silly but could I ask you to share you experiences please, so I can compare mine and accept these sensations? They are weird! It's not exactly pain - well the shooting sensations are - but these feelings un-nerving to me 😳.
I have religiously done my exercises - taking full responsibility for my recovery where I can - but do find it a struggle - which is alien to me as I've done stretching gexercose every morning for over 3 years for my job.
And I have minor seepage! At drain exit. This drain has been collecting 180ml most days - 7days now - so nurse said yesterday it needs to come out despite being high volume. As my arm continues to swell daily (ok cold be my overactive imagination, it's not apparently oversized yet) will it swell even more? Is this the onset of lumphodema?
I have a phrase: what will be will be and this helps. But I'd like to have a say in the matter with exercise and information. Your information will help me.
Thank you in advance, lovely people. 😌