<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>pam j's Journal RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/mynbcf/members/pam-j/journals/rss</link><description>pam j's Journal RSS Feed</description><item><title><![CDATA[What's Normal???]]></title><link>http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/mynbcf/members/pam-j/journals/7878</link><guid>http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/mynbcf/members/pam-j/journals/7878</guid><description><![CDATA[I had my mastectomy on the left almost 3 weeks ago.  I have been through chem with not much trouble but the recovery from this surgery is not going so well.  Really wish I knew what is normal and what is not.  Went to my surgon 5 days ago to get the drain and staples out.  He said all looks really good.  I am just very umcomfortable.  Things are swollen, sore, and tender all the time.  The area at the middle of the chest is swollen and much of the chest is tight and hard.  The area under the arm is very sore and tender.  Will this ever go away.  They did remove 14 lymph nodes also.  Am very much struggling with this and could use some answers and reassurance.]]></description></item></channel></rss>