Resolved with physical therapy

I had very painful cording but it did go away.  It started a couple weeks after surgery and extended all the way down to just above the wrist on the surgery arm.  It took a couple months of PT and home exercises to get back to normal.  Several months later I discovered cording below the breast, but that went away after a couple weeks of massage and stretching.  I remember thinking I would never have my normal range of motion again, but I do.  It just took some work.