I had a mastectomy and reconstruction (silicone implants and mesh) two weeks ago. It's healing well and there's no sign of infection.
But I'm still feeling pain. There's a dull ache over most of the breast, my underarm area feels bruised, if I move forward or to the side too quickly, or breathe in too sharply, there's a stabbing pain where I can feel the mesh moving. The skin feels strange especially in my underarm - I have to tuck the fabric of my clothing under my armpit as it feels really unpleasant if the skin rubs together. Moving about or walking makes everything worse and it's hard to concentrate on anything.
The breast cancer nurse flat out refused to believe me when I asked for stronger pain relief. She said I can't still be in pain this long after the op, dismissed it as discomfort and told me to stick with over the counter medications, which aren't helping. I spoke to a Macmillan nurse who also said it was unusual to still feel pain after this long, although he was more sympathetic and less rude and dismissive.
It's really getting me down. I feel like a freak and feel very isolated.
Has anyone else had similar experience?
