Good Morning,
I am 9 months post L mastectomy. I have slight lymphedema in my L arm. I have rheumatoid arthritis as well and will be going for my first post-surgery biologic infusion today.
I am waiting for a call back from the nurse, however, in the meantime, I thought I'd see if anyone had any experience with this. Based on past infusions (which I've always had in my left arm) they infuse in one arm and do blood pressure checks in the other. I understand however that if I have lymphedema in the left arm that they should neither infuse in that arm or take my blood pressure on that arm. (This will make it interesting because they need to do both....) Have others been advised to not have needles in the affected arm or have blood pressure taken on it? Thank you in advance for any information you could provide.
Lymphedema post mastectomy - needles/blood pressure in affected arm
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