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Breast pain/inflammation and swelling post radiation?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 3 6:29am | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Hi. I’m Glenda from Florida, I’m about 6 months out from my last radiation 01/08/2024. My left breast lumpectomy was done September of 2023. My Left breast is now sore again after all this time. It hurts to move when lying down from side to side. It’s like there’s this weight pulling on it. It’s very tender even in the shower bathing. The weight of water it seems hurts the left breast. I thought at first it was a new bra that I’d been wearing so I switched but it’s sore no mater what bra I wear. I’ve tried compression and no bra. Same effect. It feels better with a bra of some kind. My breast are large, DD cup. I have this hard but numb to touch area, but I think it’s growing more now. I’m calling my oncologist today as the tenderness and pain has been developing for about a week now. I hope this goes away. It’s painful and I’m afraid to hug people even side to side hugs hurt on that side.
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My last radiation treatment was mid-February. My breast is still tender, I have some swelling under my arm and it, too is tender. I had my final follow up appt with radiology and they said it can last a year. Always good to have it checked!!
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It is good you are going to the oncologist. I find I understand my body up to a point, but then for example can not be able to figure out a source of pain--post treatment? Infection? Something else? I hope you get a clear answer and solution quickly.