Hello Robin and others who are suffering with this side effect from radiation. I am 62 years old (63 in mid June). I was diagnosed in 1995 with stage 4 breast cancer. I had 12 of 24 lymph nodes positive and after a modified radical mastectomy (left side), I still had cancer on the chest wall. I went through an autologous bone marrow transplant followed by the radiation. Then 10 years later in 2005 I was diagnosed with heart failure. I had a 15% ejection fraction. Within a few years, I strengthened my heart to low normal 50% EF by walking only 30 minutes a day and a low sodium diet, and medication carvedilol, lasix and potassium. I still have a cardiomyopathy, but I had come so far with God’s grace. Then 10 years after heart failure, 2015, I started noticing tingling in my fingertips while doing my fast walking. Since then it has been a slow progression of numbness and tingling and pain with loss of using my hand/grip and finger strength and arm use. This is horrible, painful and depressing. Over these last 10 years I have seen so many specialists and even a surgeon, and it is killing me that there is nothing anyone can do. More pills but this only helps with the pain and there’s other side effects that would go with that. The last surgeon said that they could help with pain but with probable more loss of function of the arm. Oh, did I mention the surgery would be umpteen hours long and with my cardiomyopathy I’d have a higher risk of dying. I have been praying since the symptoms started, 10 years, and after beating the stage 4 cancer and heart failure, I’m having a very hard time dealing with this knowing now it cannot be cured, at least to the point where there would be no more pins, needles, pain, lymphedema, etc. I forgot to mention the lymphedema. That is not too bad, and I can handle that. Just being in discomfort at varying levels All The Time is so hard. How do you all deal with it? Any advice? I really need help. I’m from SE Wisconsin area. Is anyone close to this area? I look forward to hearing from someone. It’s been awhile since anyone posted here and I am so hoping there will be a reply.