Hi Anne,

A warm welcome to our forum.

It is not that long since you had your initial surgery and you possibly have not fully recovered before you had the extra margin removed.

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer. The first was 8 years ago and the second was 7. I have had a lumpectomy and a double mastectomy and have had pain down my arm ever since. This was despite not having any lymph node involvment, radiotherapy or chemo.

I also had chording, which has thankfully now resolved. I attended a nurse who specialised in myofascial release and this made a tremendous difference to all of my scarring. I also had some keloid scarring as a result of having an open Cholecystectomy to remove my gall bladder 20 years earlier. She did some work on this too and, what an improvement I experienced despite the time lapse.         

Unfortunately, I developed bilateral Lymphoedema in my arms following my mastectomies and that has not been so easy to overcome, but I'm still coping.

I am glad to hear that you can remain positive through your faith and trust in good friends.

I sincerely hope that the physio can help you when you attend on Thursday.

Please stay in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx