Hi Vivaldi, and thank you for posting,

I’m very sorry to hear that you’ve recently needed to have a mastectomy. I hope you’re beginning to recover. It’s quite common to have ongoing pain after breast surgery, and this can continue for some time. This can happen because nerves in the area may have been disturbed or damaged during surgery, and they often take a while to heal.

If you’re able to, it’s worth speaking with your hospital team about the pain you’re experiencing, as they may be able to adjust your pain relief or suggest other ways of managing it. If contacting them is difficult, your GP can also help.

I also wondered whether you have a breast specialist nurse you can speak to. They can help explain the MDT (multidisciplinary team) decision about your treatment and answer any questions about the plan going forward, as they will have access to all the details of your care.

Bone-strengthening medication (bisphosphonates) is often used as part of breast cancer treatment. It helps protect the bones from thinning, a side effect of some treatments, and can also reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. I hope this information is helpful.

If you have any further questions or would like to talk things through, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can call us on our freephone number 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm

Jemma