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leaf Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2428 |
May 16, 2008 09:20 am, edited May 16, 2008 09:21 AM
by leaf
leaf wrote:
Never say never. I think the risks would be quite low (I couldn't find anything after a 10 minute Pubmed search, but it was not complete.) Have you seen the lymphedema network? http://www.lymphnet.org/lymphedemaFAQs/overview.htm If you're going through hell, keep going-Winston Churchill
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AnneW Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2000 |
May 16, 2008 04:02 pm
AnneW wrote:
Kim, what's your main symptom--pain or swelling? I would think it's unlikely to get LE if no nodes are removed. Possible, maybe, but not usual. If you are having more pain than expected, there is a condition called Post Breast Surgery Pain Syndrome (formerly Post Mastectomy Syndrome) that can happen after any kind of breast surgery. Nerves can be tweaked, and this causes amazing pain. Swelling after an excision, localized to the surgical area, can be an accumulation of body fluid. This may take weeks to go away. I hope this helps, Anne 2002 IDC stage 1, grade 1, rads & AI
Dx 9/18/2007, ILC, <1cm, Stage I, Grade 1, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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Kim32 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 47 |
May 16, 2008 06:02 pm, edited May 20, 2008 03:57 PM
by Kim32
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