Thirty-eight percent (n = 6) of the study participants complained of lower back and other pain prior to surgery. Four weeks after surgery, 75% (n = 12) reported lower back pain, 69% (n = 11) reported abdominal pain, and 75%
(n = 12) reported other pain. Eight weeks after surgery,31% (n = 5) continued to report lower back pain, 38% (n =6) reported abdominal pain, and 75% (n = 12) still reported other pain (see Table 3). Other pain at four and eight weekswas reported most often at the reconstructed breast site (see
Table 4).