Physical Therapy

December 6, 2013, today I went to see my breast surgeon for a follow-up to see how I was recovering from my surgery. Due to the surgery, I lost some of my range of motion in my left arm because of the twenty lymph nodes that were removed. She asked me to lift both of my arms above my head and I could barely hold my left arm up straight. She told me that I was "cording", which is caused from the lymph nodes being removed, so I had to start physical therapy. I now go to physical therapy once a week and my range of motion is improving. I didn't realize how important it is to be able to move your arms at full range until I was unable to do so.