A Retrospective Study of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Incidence, Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Influence on Quality of Life

Table 2

Percentage of patients experiencing pain who selected a term to describe it.

Descriptive terms	𝑛	%
Sensory
Aching	39	62.9
Dull	30	48.4
Pulling	17	27.4
Stabbing	7	11.3
Splitting	5	8.1
Burning	11	17.1
Gnawing	16	25.8
Sharp	8	12.9
Shoot	5	8.1
Throbbing	3	4.8
Affective
Tiring, exhausting	27	43.5
Fearful	21	33.9
Punishing, cruel	7	11.3
Sickening	4	6.5