Latissimus dorsi flap problems

Hi I had my reconstruction march 2020 but recently the area has been cramping from under my shoulder blade, under my arm and into the breast reconstruction itself. Now I have the symptoms of a pulled muscle to the point that's it's difficult with any movement even to raise my chest with breathing. I feel as if the breast reconstruction has detached. Can this happen? Thank you. 

  • Hello and thank you for your post.

    I am sorry to hear about your situation. However, I'm afraid that we cannot know what has happened. The best thing to do is to let your breast cancer team know about your concerns.

    From what I can see regarding the side effects of having this type of reconstruction that it is possible to get muscle weakness. Of course I do not know if this explains what has happened so do speak with your breast team as they will assess you and advise you further.

    I hope you can speak to a member of the breast team about this soon.

    Take care

    Caroline