Pain is usually well controlled with prescribed medication.
Severe pain may be a sign of complications, and should be reported to the physician.
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a kind of chronic pain that may occur after breast cancer surgery.
Mastectomy
Abnormal results of a mastectomy include the incomplete removal of the breast cancer or a recurrence of the cancer and long-lasting (chronic) pain or impairment that does not improve after several months of physical therapy.
Two setups may be required if reconstruction is done immediately following the mastectomy to prevent spreading of cancer cells aka seeding.
No, Breast reconstruction is only covered following a Mastectomy
In the past, severing a nerve's connection to the CNS has treated intractable pain.
Some forms of neck pain can be treated by medication. Osteoporosis is often treated with a combination of hormone therapy and such compounds as alendronate
Removal of the breast is a Mastectomy.
Yes, mastectomy is the correct spelling.
The radical mastectomy, also called the Halsted mastectomy, is rarely performed today.
A modified radical mastectomy is the most common type of mastectomy performed today.