In the left Breast feel hard lumps that ache hurts when just standing or laying 11 o'clock area ?? Also with the right side you can see two seperate circles which hurt ?? Along with pain going down and on side under arm??
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October 14, 2020
Answer: Swelling and Lumps after flap reconstruction
Thank you for your question and I'm sorry to hear of the problems you've been having.
It is difficult to say what is causing this without doing a physical examination and ordering some tests, but your pain is probably NOT related to your breast reconstruction. You should see either your plastic...
It is definitely not wrong to ask your plastic surgeon about correcting this. He or she may not be able to correct the problem, but if it bothers you, it is worth discussing it.
Radiation poses significant challenges to the reconstructive plastic surgeon, especially in thin and active patients such as yourself. The problem is two fold. First, thin patients often have thin mastectomy flaps and tenuous coverage of implants. Second, the radiation can worsen the situation...