I had my reduction last December and I have to say that it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. My recovery went very well. My left breast seemed to take longer to recover, though, and it still had that numb, tingling feeling until recently. After experiencing those "zinger" type pains, I started to have a pain in the left breast, sort of deep inside. I mentioned it to my doctor at the last couple of post-op appointments I had with him. At first, he believed it was because that breast was still slightly swollen as it was still a little hard, not as soft as the right one. The last time I saw him, he seemed to think that it was still the nerves regenerating. But I was never really convinced about that. I should back up and mention that I had been having quite a bit of pain in the left breast well before the surgery and nothing of concern was ever found. I finally decided that I must have what is called "tight bra" syndrome. During exercise, like Zumba, I wore 2 sports bras underneath a workout top that had a built-in bra. I really bound myself to decrease the breasts from bouncing around. I found something on the internet about this "syndrome". Anyway, the pain I've been experiencing again lately is the same type of pain I had before the surgery. I made sure to tell the doctor who did my surgery to let me know about the pain. He didn't find anything suspicious during the surgery. As soon as we got back from vacation this summer, I made an appointment with my primary doctor as my surgeon has now moved on to another, better opportunity. This doctor didn't even have me disrobe. I told him about the breast reduction and he asked me about my symptoms. No physical exam. He said no mammogram until at least a year post-op so when I asked about ultrasound, he said only if the pain gets worse. He explained how my nerve endings are still re-generating and growing out all these new branches that are going in all different directions. He compared it to a litter of puppies with lots of energy and constantly on the move. (True story!). In my case, all the extra energy from the new nerve endings is causing the pain. I left there a little frustrated. Well, last weekend, not only was my breast hurting to the point that extending my left arm was uncomfortable, my left ear also started to hurt. I called first thing Monday and I couldn't get an appointment until yesterday. This time I saw a different doctor and finally got what I believe is the correct diagnosis. She checked my ears first and saw that I had fluid in that left one. Then she had me disrobe on top so she could physically check my breasts. She was so good. She took time to explain the proper way to self-examine. She then examined both breasts. She didn't rush through it, either. She also explained how a tumor would feel different from normal tissue and fibrocystic tissue. When she got to one area of my left breast, she could see that I was uncomfortable. She felt a little deeper and was able to detect scar tissue AND an area of fibrocystic changes. I've never had a problem with fibrocystic breasts. It's just that one area where it is fibrocystic. Having the scar tissue so close to it makes it more uncomfortable. Now I suspect that the fibrocystic area was what was causing me more pain before the surgery. I researched some about fibrocystic breasts and apparently, it can be a chronic painful condition. The pain usually goes away after menopause. Anybody else have experience with fibrocystic breasts before and/or after surgery?