I had a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction in March of 2013. Just recently (about 3 months ago) I started having back pain in the upper middle of my back (bra line). The pain has progressively gotten worse and is now primarily in the middle of my back. I have a hard time moving and am taking pain pills and muscle relaxers just to manage the pain (takes it from a 10 to a 3 on the pain scale). Is this normal and is there something I can do to get relief?
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Unfortunately it is unlikely that your surgeon can place an implant in you that has a volume greater than your current tissue expander. When using tissue expansion/implant reconstruction one of the factors limiting your outcome is the capacity for your skin and underlying muscle layer to...
It is still quite early after your surgery and I expect you are still healing. Thing should continue to change, improve, and soften generally with time so I would wait another few months before realistically considering any intervention. It is very difficult to say what can/should be done...
David N. Sayah, MD, FACS - Account Suspended says:
The decision about whether to choose breast
reconstruction—or what type of construction, or whether you should do it all at
once or in stages—is yours and yours alone. Some women decide not to proceed
with reconstruction for personal reasons, while others feel “incomplete”
without reconst...
