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Severe pain immediately after waking from right masectomy surgery.
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Hello. You have two major issues causing your pain, fascia removal and implants. You didn't state that you had any lymph nodes removed for testing. That would be a third cause of pain. I can only speak to the fascia removal. This needs to be put in caps: I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT FASCIA REMOVAL, SO I WAS NOT FULLY INFORMED. THEREFORE, I DID NOT GIVE INFORMED CONSENT! And it is a travesty. Unfortunately since 2020, I had a rare occurrence of a new cancer in my left breast in 2024, and had to have another mastectomy. I asked if my type of cancer tumor and position in my breast would allow me, safely to keep my fascia. The NEW SURGEON said yes. The surgery was night and day different. I have more tissue; the skin isn't glued down- looking in places. I had pin sticking, itching, knife stabbing, water-dripping feelings for 6 months. I had chest muscle spasms for a year off and on. As for your other situation, you need to read about symptoms after implant surgery. I know some women have an auto- immune reaction and can't tolerate them even after healing. You can read about that under the title Breast Implant Illness. I personally know women who had this without a mastectomy first. Ofcourse, first you need to get good information online and then have a long discussion with the plastic surgeon.
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@colely thank you so much for this insight. You answered the exact question I needed to know. Since you have had both breasts removed, at different times, right fascia removed and left fascia intact, you are the best person to testify to this.
I have nothing to compare it to except to ask other women and figure out of those who have had the surgery, who has had the better recovery. So far, it looks clear to me, as you said, night and day difference between keeping the fascia and removing it.
Like you, I was never told this was part of the surgery, otherwise I would have signed any waiver to keep my fascia since I already have a host of myofascial issues all over my body! My tumor was nowhere near the posterior towards the chest wall. My tumor was anterior. So the fascia could have safely been kept.
I am desperate to get information to see how long I will be dealing with this pain and disability. So I hope you don't mind me asking the following questions:
1. Can you please tell me how far out you are from both breast surgeries?
2. How are you feeling now? Especially on the right side in which the fascia was removed?
3. Do both sides feel about the same now?
4. How about your muscle spasms, strength, range of motion, etc. on the right?
I am only a couple weeks out of surgery, but experiencing far more pain and tightness than I was ever told I would have. "Iron bra" doesn't cover it. My symptoms include a dramatically tight feeling across my chest impossible to deep inhale. Feeling like the worst sunburn on my chest, deep pectoral pain, strange muscle spasms when just moving my arms, alternating feelings of burning and cold chills in my chest and upper arms.
Kudos to you for figuring out the culprit and being proactive to ask your new surgeon.