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Breast Cancer Surgery

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My sister performed the breast reconstruction surgery right after mastectomy. She was lucky when the plastic surgeon from HUKM Kuala Lumpur was available at the HUSM Kubang Kerian during procedure. The procedure was done on 2nd March 2004. The surgery of performed by using fat, tissue and skin from her back. Both the surgery, Mastectomy and Breast Reconstructive was successful and only after 10 days, the bandages was removed and she was sent back home.

After that surgery, only recently she always felt the shortness of breath and her arm and hand becomes swelling and its very painful. She has consult the doctors and no medication was given. She only advised to massage her hand and arm daily. Its was actually the side effect of the surgery and more common among women who had a higher number of lymph nodes removed during surgery.

I did research on the net that the hand swelling is called lymphedema and the researchers say there is no cure. Swelling can be reduced through massage or by wearing a compression garment

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