Pain in my other Breast

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Irish_Girl
Irish_Girl Member Posts: 9
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi All-
I had many surgeries relating to reconstruction. My cancer was on the left side & I had modification done to my right side so I matched in size etc. I'm about a year & a 1/2 out of my last surgery relating to my right breast & I am experiencing allot of pain (on the right.) I of course freaked out, went in, got a mammo & THANK GOD all came back negative. No one can seem to tell me what is causing this pain. All they can tell me is that it may be related to the modification procedure and it's "settling" anyone have any similar experience?

Patti

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  • cabbott
    cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
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    Lots of things can cause pain after surgery. Surgery can cut nerves which fire randomly. That kind of pain diminishes with time. I found that light massage would set off all the nerves. Then they couldn't fire for a time (like 20 minutes to an hour) which gave me a break. After a few weeks that calmed down. But surgery can also result in adhesions. Those are scar tissue that connects stuff that shouldn't be connected. Adhesions may or may not hurt. There can be infections after surgery that could cause pain. And of course you have muscles in your chest that could be slightly rearranged that might be causing problems. If you have a friend who specializes in physical therapy, they might be able to help you describe the pain, area, and problem in medical terms and give you some ideas for treatment. A year and a half seems like a long recovery time to me.
  • CindyPR
    CindyPR Member Posts: 36
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    Hey Irish Girl,

    Wow, Am here for support, as did not know about the tougue. I was discovered with breast cancer in each breast, stage 1. I am here to help anyway I can.
    Cindy pr
  • mmontero38
    mmontero38 Member Posts: 1,510
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    Hi Irish Girl:
    Glad that the mammo came back fine. I am thinking that the pain you may be feeling may be scar tissue. My suggestion is to make an appt with the plastic that did your reconstruction and see what he/she says. I just had my recon and am doing the other breast next month so I can't share any experiences yet as this is new to me. Keep us posted. Hugs, Lili
  • CindyPR
    CindyPR Member Posts: 36
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    I hope your pain is going away as did not have the mast, the lump as lucky. Had both breasts with cancer, only had it fixed. So sorry you are going through the pain. Am here if you want any help
    Cindy pr

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