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@jane2024

I recently developed cording. I noticed the issue a couple of weeks after the surgery but the nurse was not sure and said it would probably get better as the scars heal. It has not so I went to see an occupational therapist today and was told that it was cording. I will start OT treatment and see how it works. It is not pleasant to have cording to say the least.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 26 8:34pm

@jane2024, I'm glad that you consulted with an occupational therapist. I'm tagging @roch who also experienced cording.

Jane, did you start treatment with OT yet? How is it going?

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lcr2017 | @lcr2017 | Jun 7 10:00am

I had cording down my left arm and underneath my reconstruction. Many PT’s and doctors don’t know what it is. I asked for a pt prescription and found 2 lymphedema specialists at my ambulatory center. They told me I had way more cording than I thought. Exercise there and at home and massage to break it up.
They gave me a lot of twists and I am finding that my yoga practices include similar twists. They also had me use a rod over my head during the twists. It can come back. I am always uncomfortable on my left side but no pain.