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Does having a mastectomy affect my ability to exercise?
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Yes: Every patient who has a mastectomy will need at least a few weeks to recover before resuming aerobic exercise. If lymph nodes are removed, the affected arm may be sore for 3-4 weeks and we advise avoiding heavy lifting. If a reconstruction is performed with expanders, use of chest wall muscles will be restricted during the expansion process, but aerobic activity is not a problem....
Answered 3/26/2013
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Nope : Once things heal you should be able to resume regular activity.
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