I had delayed breast reconstruction with bilateral tissue expanders in January 2015. My last fill was 2 weeks ago. My right breast is free of any pain, but my left breast (previous cancer side) is very painful 24/7...the pain extends to my left shoulder blade area. I've tried Advil, Percocet and Soma without any relief. There is no redness or fever. My PS suggested a Pet CT scan. I'm worried about getting that done due to the high amount of radiation and more cancer risk. What should I do? Help!
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Thank you very much for your interesting enquiry.It does sound as if it may be a positional
issue.In the surgery you are lying flat
and unable to move and sometimes the nerves in the back of your legs are
pressed whilst you are asleep.
Generally this nerve pain does settle with time as the
nerve...
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