Cording back again

looking for advice - I’m post lumpectomy and senitel node biopsy from 6 months ago. I’ve had issues with cording on and off since the surgery despite doing the exercises everyday twice a day!
I could cope with most of it and resumed all my activities and sport despite tiredness from tamoxifen etc. but of the blue - despite the exercises, playing regular tennis and swimming etc - out of the blue I’ve developed painful cording from my armpit to elbow and can no longer stretch it without pain or discomfort.

I will try and get an appointment with physio and am massaging it daily but this is really limiting me and 6 months on I wasn’t expecting this kind of dialling symptoms, on top of the tamoxifen side effects.

it’s really getting me down - I’m active and I dont want this to stop me doing anything yet it’s limiting me and yes it’s painful unlike the previous cording …

and people dont get it how this can suddenly develop when you look well etc

I’m just feeling angry - even though it’s removed, been through Radiotherapy , started the tamoxifen … this new symptom shows it just never goes away … there’s always something

so please does anyone have any advice on

  1. how to manage new and painful limiting cording? does it go away? how (most important)
  2. how to deal with the constancy of new symptoms and side effects all the time?
  3. how to deal with the anger, resentment that this just never goes away?

sorry for the offload.

Hi @sh11

Definitely see a physiotherapist. I was totally fine and then had a tightness and discomfort when I moved in certain positions after about 8 months which I assume was cording and was making the gym quite tricky. I was given specific exercises including one leaning into the corner of a room and after a couple of weeks (maybe even less) doing these it had sorted itself out.

Best of luck. x