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Had lumpectomy and was oncotype positive so ended up with chemo in between which lowered the radiation to 20 treatments (15 whole breast and 5 “boost” directly to the tumor site). Started about 1 month after chemo finished. They gave me Aquaphor to apply every night through the treatment and for a month after (which was extended by the surgeon to possibly lifetime because “radiation - the gift that keeps on giving”). I was tired but that could also have been residual from chemo. I was lucky in that while the tissue was a little pink and breast a bit swollen, I had no pain or burns from the radiation. There was lung damage in 2 spots - most likely the boost treatments - but last pet scan showed that is clearing (2 1/2 years). I no longer have to do the moisturizing on a regular basis so just what I normally do and tissue is for the most part fine. Every so often it gets a little thick feeling and I’ll use something extra for a couple weeks.

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@mistymar Thank you for sharing your experience, did your skin get back to normal?