[Sherryg683]

I understand completely about the breast pain and strange lumps. At 4-1/2 years out I still have them, sometimes worse than others. Mine are due to scar tissue, some has attached itself to the pectoral muscles and I still have nerve pain from the lymph nodes that were removed and I just had a lumpectomy. I was very active before my diagnosis and am back to being just as active as I was..but it took time. For me, almost 2 years. I did also have residual nerve pain from a case of shingles that lasted 9 months. I am now back to playing tennis at least 4 times a week, when there was a time I couldn't lift my arm from scar tissue pain and nerve pain. I wouldn't gage your recovery by anyone elses, everyone is individual. I do find that having deep massages on the scar tissue helps to ease the pain and helps break it up. sherryg