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DiDi70 · 09-13-2010, 05:20 PM

Hi Jane,

I just remembered my surgeon telling me that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be a consequence of mastectomy and lymph node dissection. Tingling and aching and shooting pains are often a symptom of Carpal Tunnel.

Just a thought.

DiDi

09-13-2010, 05:20 PM	#5
DiDi70 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 76	Re: Neuropathy symptoms/needles in surgery arm? Hi Jane, I just remembered my surgeon telling me that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be a consequence of mastectomy and lymph node dissection. Tingling and aching and shooting pains are often a symptom of Carpal Tunnel. Just a thought. DiDi