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Pain In Right Arm. Is It A Pinched Nerve Or A Strained Ligament ?
i had brest surgery on tuesday and and the next day i started noticing pain in my right arm mostly under elbow area and underside of forearm and then it proceeded to get worse and now i feel it in top of forearm but not underneath anymore. is it a pinched nerve or a strained ligament?
Sun, 20 Feb 2011
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it may be strained muscles or ligaments if your hand was in such a position during operation causing over stretching for long time
type of surgery may sometimes can explain the pain
hoping early recovery
it may be strained muscles or ligaments if your hand was in such a position during operation causing over stretching for long time
type of surgery may sometimes can explain the pain
hoping early recovery
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