Post Surgical Pain

Pace remains in a lot of pain, from where they cut muscles, the loss of strength and sensation in the arm where thy had to cut nerves and the armpit where they removed her lymph nodes.

According to a University of Rochester study, up to half of all women who undergo a lumpectomy or mastectomy feel pain weeks or months later near the breast, adjacent armpit and upper arm on the same side. It is often described as burning, throbbing and, or, a sharp pain. Yeah, great...

Most pain stems from damage to the intercostal brachial nerve, which runs under the arm and rib cage. But many other triggers exist as well: scarring, post-operative radiation therapy, some chemotherapy drugs, and the unusual sensations often associated with phantom pain.

The doctor recommends drugss and counseling.