I've had a BIRADS4 lesion (5mm) showed on MRI, was told ir was not aggressive (type 2 curve) and probably benign. 3 weeks later I've had nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (12 days ago). Today I notice a swollen node in my right armpit, ~1cm, soft, rubbery, painless. I noticed 1 in my left armpit too, more mobile. Is it normal to have swollen nodes in the armpit after this surgery? Or can this be caused by the 5mm non-aggressive lesion that I had, if that were cancer?
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Four weeks out it is not unusual to still have some pain. If you had a small, narrow chest, the expanders can be painful for a while. You should discuss with your surgeons your ongoing concerns. Sometimes, over the counter anit-inflammatories can be helpful if used daily for a...
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When an implant or explander is placed under the muscle, it can cause irritation and spasm in the muscle which the patient perceives as pain. Our practice does prescribe muscle relaxants to our patients who undergo subpectoral breast augmentation or subpectoral placement of expanders...
