I went to see a lymphedema specialist at Occupational Therapy yesterday. She said my scars have absolutely no adhesions. Yay! However, when I reached above my head to adjust the pillow, I got what felt like a cramp right under my left breast. She checked the area and said we’d keep an eye on it. I forgot it the rest of the day.
Then, in my shower last night, the pain came back with a vengeance. I couldn’t even dry myself off, I had to ask Kenn to dry me off. On a pain scale of 1-10, it was a 9 easily. I would say an 11 but that’s reserved for when I had a chest tube put in in the ER.
I mixed up some electrolyte drink and practically guzzled it. I also put some magnesium lotion on. I think my electrolytes must be off because I’ve been without pain since I drank the electrolyte mix. I’m going to call OT in the morning to see what I should do…
UPDATE: Update on my left side rib pain. I spoke with the nurse at the plastic surgeon’s office. She said it sounded like I had pulled out a stitch. The expander is stitched to the muscle in 6 places one of which is right where I had the pain. She said to just take it easy and if something starts to hurt, to stop it.