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Post breast surgery having issues with my hand. Anyone else?

LShelly
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Hi, I had a lumpectomy on 24th February and my lymph nodes removed on 24th March.

I woke up after the lymph node surgery  on my right side unable to feel my right hand.

after a day or so it felt like pins and needles, like I had been sat on my hand.

The pain is still as bad a month after, especially in my index finger, anyone else suffered this? 

 

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    Hi LShelly

    Yes I have had a similar problem. Mine did not start until just before radiotherapy.  During radiotherapy it became excrutiatingly painful and I was prescribed strong painkillers.  I still have pins and needles in my fingers but mostly my index finger which was numb for a long time. Radiotherapy was 5 months ago. During the painful period I reduced my exercises to one stretch once a day and elevated my hand/arm (the pain went to my elbow) and it took about 6 weeks to calm down.  The pain has been building again recently - I am still trying to find a comfortable level of activity.  My team are resistant to the idea that surgery caused the pain.  

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    Hi LShelly

    Yes I have had a similar problem. Mine did not start until just before radiotherapy.  During radiotherapy it became excrutiatingly painful and I was prescribed strong painkillers.  I still have pins and needles in my fingers but mostly my index finger which was numb for a long time. Radiotherapy was 5 months ago. During the painful period I reduced my exercises to one stretch once a day and elevated my hand/arm (the pain went to my elbow) and it took about 6 weeks to calm down.  The pain has been building again recently - I am still trying to find a comfortable level of activity.  My team are resistant to the idea that surgery caused the pain.  

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