Anyone experience pain on one side wth placement of Tissue Expander?

I did not have pain, but if you have a portal at the hospital or a triage line that is available call. Pain that does not go away is not good. I believe i was numb from the surgery, but i did not have pain. Get it checked, so this part of the process will be manageable. Take care of you.

Thanks!
Just confirmed no chemo will be required and my understanding is we can now plan the next steps for reconstruction. Everything happens so fast with this process. I may have made a different choice given more time to process.
Thanks again for your input!

@cberge67, how are you doing? Did the pain resolve?

Hi! Thanks for asking. I’m still dealing with the pain on the right side. Scheduled for next step in three weeks. I’ve been given the choice to take gabapentin or just work through the pain. Just taking it a day at a time. I have a lot to be grateful about! Onco score was 13.. so very grateful!
I know I need to choose the next med..all seem to be about the same.
1. Anastrozole Oral Tablet
2. Letrozole Oral Tablet
3. Exemestane Oral Tablet

I am in the exact same boat with diagnosis and treatment plan. I, too have had pain on the surgery side, but I think it's more structural than disease oriented. I'm assuming it has to do with the expander, and will be gone when my reconstruction is complete. (Not until January, due to radiation recommended after 1 positive node discovery and a ONCO score of 24. ) The pain isn't really that painful, just annoying, and only when I've been horizontal for hours. So it's tolerable.

Next week I'll be starting on Anastrozole. My oncologist thinks it'll work better for me than Letrozole, with fewer side effects. Stay tuned! That "day at a time" positive attitude is so important. Everybody's different, and every body reacts differently. No need to brace yourself for every possible side effect you read about.......all you need to do is listen to YOUR body, and do your best to take care of it. The unknown is a nerve wracking place though!!!! 🙂

I am you are in pain. The expanders were very uncomfortable for me too. Like 2 baseballs inside me that has plastic sides poking out of my skin. I had to keep telling myself " I can make it. Other women do, I can too ".
My surgeon wasn't concerned that I was uncomfortable. Everytime I went for a fill I told her I hated them. She said she knows they can be uncomfortable. 🙁

Good luck to you!!

I meant to say ...I am sorry you are in pain!!