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scar tissue

deeb111
deeb111 CSN Member Posts: 141 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
does anybody have problem with scar tissue breast feel like baseball hurts alot 6 weeks post op also had fluid drained out surgicaly 2 weeks post op if i try to massage like dr said it realy hurts alot did anyone have problem if so what did u do
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  • missrenee
    missrenee CSN Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #2
    This sounds familiar
    I hate to tell you, my surgery was in December of '09 and I have scar tissue the size of a golf ball where my lumpectomy was--still! My surgeon said sometimes it happens, and it will probably never go away. Sometimes it hurts when I raise my arms or when I press on it. I don't like it being there, but I don't think there's anything I can do at this point.

    Massaging really didn't help--I went to a lymph. specialist. I'm learning to live with it. My "new normal"!!! Hmmmm. Let me know if you get any good advice from anyone.

    Hugs, Renee
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  • deeb111
    deeb111 CSN Member Posts: 141 Member
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    missrenee said:

    This sounds familiar
    I hate to tell you, my surgery was in December of '09 and I have scar tissue the size of a golf ball where my lumpectomy was--still! My surgeon said sometimes it happens, and it will probably never go away. Sometimes it hurts when I raise my arms or when I press on it. I don't like it being there, but I don't think there's anything I can do at this point.

    Massaging really didn't help--I went to a lymph. specialist. I'm learning to live with it. My "new normal"!!! Hmmmm. Let me know if you get any good advice from anyone.

    Hugs, Renee

    thanks i will let u know
    thanks i will let u know what i find out going to dr tommorow
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