Breast cancer scars are more than just hard to look at. They are often a big contributing piece to your lingering pain, tightness, and even lymphedema. As with the many different women who are diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, there are as many different responses and lingering symptoms. But one thing in common is you don't have to put up with pain and write it off as a token of surviving breast cancer.

For twenty years I have worked as a myofascial release therapist in my clinic here in St Louis and with my online course, Reclaim Your Body After Breast Cancer. Women find me through a friend of a friend who got relief, range of motion, and rediscovered their missing zip.

They often ask me...

"Why wasn't this part of my breast cancer treatment?"

And all the while I'm thinking... "How come no one is showing you how to actually work on your scars?"

What I hear so often is that IF you do get physical therapy or occupational therapy it is often after the fact; a result of having lymphedema or cording AND because you asked for it. Unfortunately, in the U.S. Healthcare system, aftercare is an afterthought.

As Dana Stewart says in her blog, Long Term Cancer Survivorship Island, "All Cured and Nowhere to Go."

The next most often phrase I hear is ...

" I wish I would've found you sooner."

Like these women, you too can discover that scars can melt and soften in both density and discoloration. You don't have to hurt all the time. You can learn how to work on your breast cancer scars and get not only short-term relief but long-term results.

There are so many reasons that women don't seek out treatment after surviving breast cancer.

You might want to just stay in the quiet zone and would rather not dwell and reminisce. Besides, pain and tightness are just side effects that come with having had breast cancer.
You might have even asked your doctor about it... but didn't really get much response.
You maybe got shooshed or maybe you even shoosh yourself. You survived ... so what are you complaining about? You don't want to think about cancer, you are over it, and moving on with life.
You might have even tried to massage your scars but you find that you put it off.

"Am I even doing this right?"

Even though your last scan was all clear, you feel something that your brain thinks lump..."What is that?" You put it off and eventually give up. A constant reminder of what you went through and what you could have to go through again. Now you have pain AND even more scanxiety.

You might cover up your scars with a gorgeous tattoo and celebrate the badass you are with surviving and thriving and getting through it all. You are a badass... incredible and truly amazing!

What if you could also, actually treat your breast cancer scars? Even go from concrete to fluffy. From tight and pulling to soft and free.

**You are not alone AND surviving breast cancer is more than just surviving. Survivorship is a real thing and gives the after-effects of having breast cancer the attention it deserves.**

Let's start with Scar Release. In my FREE Guide, I teach you step by step, the exact technique I use in my clinic. Not rubbing on the surface but gentle sustained pressure. From the tiniest biopsy scar to lumpectomies, mastectomies to DIEP flap reconstructions, Beloved Scar Release works with scar tissue and fascia so you can decrease pain and tightness, soften scars and adhesions, and reduce lymphedema. All the while, gaining peace of mind as you reconnect and reclaim your body.

Get your FREE Beloved Guide to Scar Release HERE - learn the specific techniques that will get you the relief you've been looking for.

Fill in the GAP between breast cancer and your new favorite self.

Melissa Russell is the creator of the digital, online course, From Breast Cancer to Beloved Bust, a Survivors Guide to Filling in the GAP Between Breast Cancer and Her New Favorite Self. Her clinic, Quantum Healing Arts, was founded not only to provide pain solutions and wellness but to teach people the lifelong, self-care skills of relieving pain and tightness so they can get back to doing what they love. She developed the Myofascial Stretch Method class and teaches techniques and classes in St Louis, Missouri as well as weekly online classes.

Breast Cancer Scars and Survivorship