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Q: Swelling and pain under arms after node removal
Elli, you say your surgery was 1/30. If you've had this swelling and pain for nearly a year (1/30/10), then no, it wouldn't be the way most women heal. You should definitely talk to your surgeon and/or oncologist about this. If that was a typo and your surgery was more recent, then you might simply be healing slowly. We all react differently to surgery; and we all have our own timetable for healing. I'd hope you're in close touch with your surgeon, nonetheless; s/he might have some advice for dealing with the discomfort. Take care- PJH
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it was this year. and i see my surgeon every week, but they think is ok. just fluid, they say heat. but the heat doesnt help. ice numbs it. I just think a month of swelling is a lot but then again I have never had a mastectomy nor nodes removed so I am in the dark about how long swelling lasts.