Numbness in hands after SNB?

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Anonymous
Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
edited September 2016 in Surgery - Before, During, and After
Numbness in hands after SNB?
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  • TampaWhit
    TampaWhit Member Posts: 9
    edited September 2016

    Not sure if this is the right forum to post this on, but I've noticed that my hands often fall asleep ever since the surgery. They "wake up" very quickly when I shake my hand, but are tingly. I only had sentinel node biopsies (5 from right, 1 from left), but I'm not even sure if that would cause this. I'm six weeks from surgery and feeling a lot better the last few days.

    Has anyone else experienced this? I'm worried it may be a sign of, or cause lymphedema.

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  • doxie
    doxie Member Posts: 1,455
    edited September 2016

    Not sure this is related to the BMX, TEs , or SLN biopsies. It's hard to imagine symmetrical nerve damage from surgery. It seems like nerve damage and, because it is symmetrical, may be a delayed SE to Taxol. Have you hurt your back lately, pinching a nerve there?

    I'm sure someone else will PO in with more knowledge of BMX and TE SEs.

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