by PMPS | Aug 29, 2020 | MISCELLANEOUS
“Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic was in full effect, Terry Crews’ wife, Rebecca King-Crews, was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy to save her life. And, Terry shared on The View in May 2020, the surgery helped get his wife...
by PMPS | Jun 25, 2017 | SPREAD AWARENESS
“Some women find that their pain actually worsens after mastectomy surgery. They experience intense burning pain in their chests or under their arms, sometimes accompanied by unbelievable itching. For 20 to 50 percent of these women, that pain never goes away....
by PMPS | Dec 19, 2016 | HOPE FOR A CURE
This is a “TED” talk by Elliot Krane, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Pediatric Anesthesia) at the Stanford University Medical Center and of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital. We think of pain...
by PMPS | Dec 16, 2016 | HOPE FOR A CURE
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a recognised complication of breast surgery although little is known about the long-term outcome of this chronic pain condition. In 1996, Smith et al identified a prevalence rate of PMPS of 43% among 408 women in the Grampian...
by PMPS | Dec 16, 2016 | MISCELLANEOUS
Nursing me through 16 cycles of chemotherapy is not what I believe he had ever imagined doing when he married me. No one every imagines their spouse being diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer and having to live that mutual nightmare. Being physicians, we both understood what...
by PMPS | Dec 16, 2016 | SPREAD AWARENESS
Pain after breast cancer surgery can be persistent and debilitating. ain after major surgery is to be expected, but pain persisting beyond the normal healing period is considered chronic. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a type of chronic pain that occurs after...
