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Why Do I Get Intense Pain On The Left Side Of Inner Elbow Post Masectomy Of Left Breast ?

I have been experincing electric shock from the leftside of my inside of the elbow down to my inner thumb it is very scary. I had a left breast masectomy breast cancer 13 lumphnodes were removed 2 nodes had cancer. back muscle used to reconstruct my breast.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
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Thanks for the help on my problem
General Surgeon Dr. Biji Thomas George's  Response
This is due to compression on your ulnar nerve. It could be local trauma to your elbow region or due to your surgery.
Please get it checked out.
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