Pain and numbness in mastectomy arm

Hi,

I had my SMX in September 22 and sincerely hope then have had numbness and pain in my hand every morning.  It does improve, but takes about 3/4 of an hour or so.  My fingers and arm are the same size as normal and don't swell.  I think it might be to do with having my lymph nodes cleared under the arm.

Does anyone else have this issue?

  • Hello and thanks for posting,

    You have posted on Ask the Nurses and we will reply. If you are wanting to get others experiences, then you will have to post in the main forum area for users to be able to see your post.

    You may have some superficial nerve damage from your surgery, and this may take some time to resolve. Do contact your hospital breast care nurse for advice about this. You could also contact the breast surgeon, or ask your GP to do this on your behalf.

    I hope that this helps, 

    Best wishes,

    Vanda