Drugs can help the physical pain but nothing really helps with the pain of looking at that ugly scar!
Mine was puckered at each end, where the drain pipes had been stitched in. It looked as if the surgeon had used a gathering thread for awhile. And it was red and swollen.
All the 'experts' said "That's healing well" and I guess it was but before my six weeks was up they sent me back for a second op, to remove 15 more lymph nodes and that was much more painful and took longer to settle down.
So now I have two scars!
But the good thing is, they both have healed to nice neat lines - you can hardly see the underarm one and I don't really have much pain any more - just the occasional twitch. It's taken almost a year but as long as I keep busy, I don't think about them and I've almost forgotten about it - like a bad dream.
So, hang in there, keep your mind occupied, take the pills and before you know it, you'll be back to normal (almost).
Love and healing,
Robyn