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Is It Normal to Get Pain when Sitting Up After Lying Down 17days Post Op?

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BethanyleighSep 12, 2013

After lying down for a short time and then sitting up i get sharp pains in my right breast and it hardens causing me to sleep upright again however my left breast is fine. Is this normal or something i should be concerned about?

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