BACKGROUND: Pain was the body’s way of telling us that something wrong. Breast engorgement caused pain which affected breastfeeding process. In Kamonji Health Center area, there were 47 postpartum mothers who experienced breast AIM: The purpose this study to determine difference in effectiveness giving cabbage compresses (brassica oleracea var capitata) with Aloe vera reduce swelling area METHO...

PURPOSE We investigated the role of tamoxifen and radiotherapy (RT) for the prevention and treatment of gynecomastia and breast pain during adjuvant bicalutamide monotherapy after radical prostatectomy (RP) in patients with prostate cancer. Also, we evaluated their effects on patient hormonal status, quality of life (QOL), sexual function and prostate specific antigen relapse-free survival. M...

Background: The purpose of our study is to evaluate the role of intercostal nerve block and pectoralis major muscle infiltration in postoperative pain management following subpectoral breast augmentation. Methods : This is a prospective randomized controlled study using patients as their own controls. Women undergoing primary bilateral subpectoral breast augmentation from July 2012 until July 2...

Patients presenting with pain after breast surgery were selected to undergo resection of intercostal neuromas. The patients had localized Tinel's signs at one or more intercostal nerves at the lateral chest wall with radiation in the distribution of the pain. Patients also responded to diagnostic injections of local anesthetic. The patients were felt to have pain not related to breast implants ...

[Purpose] This study attempted to assess the impact of pain on the life of breast cancer survivors using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants comprised 30 women, aged 30-80 years, who had received treatment for breast cancer (surgery and complementary treatment) at least 12 months prior to the study and had reported chronic p...

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis placed on reducing length of hospital stay and health costs associated with breast surgery. Adequate pain control is an essential component of enhanced recovery after surgery. Postoperative pain management strategies include use of narcotic analgesia, non-narcotic analgesia, and local anesthetics. However, these forms of pain control have relat...