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Muscular skeletal side effects from radiation
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 8, 2021 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
I just started volunteering on here and I am not too good yet but I have breast cancer experience, and I care. I know that some fried muscles is not that uncommon with radiation. I am glad you reached out, and was scheduled into PT quickly. It sounds like you are a pretty active person. What kind of radiation, how many treatments did you have? Did you have any other side effects?
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I had whole breast with bursts over the tumor area. Probably did not help that my tumor was very close to my pectoralis muscle. My skin issues were
minimal. I have some areas of skin with loss of sensation. I did have nausea that started on last two days or radiation and lasted for 3 weeks. I also developed acid reflux. The latter has now waned but nausea continues which now maybe more related to chemo.
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For me it was due to the lymph nodes being removed. They started drying up in my arm. Like a blood vessel or ligament. I’m not sure radiation was addtl cause. I will look that up. It was pain I hope never to have again!