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After going to my 2 torture appointments yesterday, last night was an interesting sleep. I really should be a bit smarter and aim to have these appointments on different days so I can get some sleep.
Starting with the physio who is forcing my arm above my head and massaging it at the same time. She talks so much and I know it is to distract me from the pain she is inflicting.
Then an hour later for the Plastic Surgeon to stick his needle in my hip sucking out the seroma, not once but he keeps going back until he thinks he has it all. 80 mls yesterday - not what I was hoping for. I am so sore after his efforts, even walking gives me pain in the site and pressure on my leg. I built my pillow nest to sleep - I literally sleep on pillows. My other side is sore from sleeping/resting/sitting on it all the time now too.
Out of the mastectomy and reconstruction (which is all now numb), the biggest pain is the donor site on my upper buttock/hip from his digging around in it every week. Funny my PS comes in and asks if "Im still a pain in the butt" ha, ha. Trying to be funny while Im in pain! Hopefully Tuesday brings little or no fluid to drain.
The cording from the axilla clearance of my lymph nodes hurts and the physio massages and 'pops' them. It feels like I am swollen in between my arm and pit. Here's a picture of what it looks like (not my picture but the same). They make it difficult to move your arm or abduct your arm above your shoulder. I had them from my armpit to my elbow.
Thursday is more torture with the physio and Friday is a chat with my gynocologist for some advice regarding my ovaries and Tamoxifen.
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