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After Breast Reduction Surgery Been Having a Crawling Like Feeling in Breast What is This?

smaller 1sJan 10, 2012
Had a reduction about 2 weeks ago. Was taking Vicodan for pain but took self off was making me very sick. But breast feel like there is something inside crawling and it itches to as well as sometimes sharp pains.

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