I currently have this odd feeling in my arm on the side that was operated on (lymph nodes removed) and my arm just feels weak and has always felt weaker and not as much strength as my other arm. Over the last week or so, it just has that strange feeling like when you’ve exercised too hard and you get that sort of weak, having exercised too much feeling. Just wondering what this could be.
Any thoughts from anybody would be greatly appreciated.
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I know exactly how you feel. My arm often felt weak, I would go around cradling it, even though it was nothing I could really put my finger on. If I ever overdid something - gardening for instance - my arm could feel weak for days or even weeks afterwards. Over the years I have gradually built up strength - I swim regularly and lift weights in the gym - but whether it is this, or just the passage of time that has made it get better I don’t know. I’m now ten years on from my mastectomy, and if I get that weak feeling it takes me by surprise as it is so rare now