Mitral Regurgitation, Joined June 28, 2023
Mitral Regurgitation
Joined June 28, 2023
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I am experiencing numbness in my right breast after minimally invasive surgery. The incision during the surgery was right under my right breast ...Read more
I am experiencing numbness in my right breast after minimally invasive surgery. The incision during the surgery was right under my right breast so I am not surprised that there might have been nerve damage.
My question is whether this is a permanent condition or something that will eventually heal. Frankly, it is not a real concern to me either way, but asking because I would like to know the expected normal response. My Cardiologist says not to worry but of course double checking. A search on this for this site did not provide me current relevant information.
Thoughts?
I've undergone the same surgery and have several areas of numbness. Fortunately, nerves grow back about an inch per month so you will slowly have more feeling. At the beginning although, it is very numb.
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I've undergone the same surgery and have several areas of numbness. Fortunately, nerves grow back about an inch per month so you will slowly have more feeling. At the beginning although, it is very numb.
Happy healing!
Nicole