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What Causes Arm Pain After A Mastectomy?

Hi I had mastectomy and lymph nodes removed 3 weeks ago, i arm is absolutely killing me with pain, taking oxynorm but it does not give me any pain relief. Finding it very hard to cope with this as well as a mastectomy. any advice for this thank you Mar
Tue, 1 Sep 2015
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The first thing you will need is to schedule a consultation with a psychiatrist to help deal with the mastectomy. Along with this a stronger pain management course should be advised for a while along with some physiotherapy and exercises.

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What Causes Arm Pain After A Mastectomy?

Hi The first thing you will need is to schedule a consultation with a psychiatrist to help deal with the mastectomy. Along with this a stronger pain management course should be advised for a while along with some physiotherapy and exercises. Best wishes