I have worked with a lot of clients who have had surgery, including those who have lost limbs or have had mastectomies. It is important to keep moving so you don’t end up with restrictions due to scar tissue and at the same time, it is important to not overdo in order to minimize risk of lyphedema. If you already have lymphedema, we can use gentle movements that stretch fascia and move lymph to try to help it resolve as long as your doctor gives me the okay, and I have never had a doctor refuse a patient permission to work with me for any reason.
I can tell you from working with others that the more you focus on what your body can do, the better you are likely to adjust to whatever medical interventions you have experienced that have changed how your body looks or how it moves. It is okay to grieve whatever changes have been made to your physicality and it is okay for that grief to resurface from time to time. Maybe there are things that your body can’t do anymore, but you can adapt to what it can do. If part of your body had to be removed to save your life, we can work together to craft a new version of your life. This is where my years of experience as a life coach also can be helpful since you are more than just a physical being.