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Has anyone developed breast lymphedema after surgery and radiation?
I am 4 months post surgery followed by 1 week of radiation. I have lymphedema in my breast that has not responded to manual drainage...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2025
Anxiety over radiation burns: What can I expect?
Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect from the effects of radiation on the breast skin. I don’t know why I m...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 1, 2025
Bad burn during radiation: Anyone had treatment stopped?
Hello,I’m new to the group. I completed chemo from April to August. I got burned really bad during radiation. The doctor stopped my radiation after...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2024
Early dementia from chemotherapy and radiation: Has anyone had it?
Breast Cancer hr+ her2 - 6 yrs ago I went through chemotherapy, radiation and Anastrozole for breast cancer 5 yrs ago. I started losing my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 28, 2023
Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS
Receiving mixed messages... articles and doctors saying lumpectomy with radiation is better for me... understood that I needed radiation and tamoxifen either way. My mother...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 13, 2024
Anyone over 65 with early stage breast cancer omit radiation?
.https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-can-women-with-early-stage-breast-cancer-skip-radiation-after-lumpectomy-202209152816
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2025
Low risk IDC: Using data (POLAR assay) to decide on radiation or not
Hello wonderful community,All surgeries behind me now and weighing risks of radiation therapy or not. I've just become aware of new studies and testing that...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 7, 2024
Aromatase inhibitor vs. radiation post DCIS Stage 0 WITH diabetes
I have to decide whether to choose regular radiation, proton radiation or continuing with letrozole only. I am going for the radiation plan work up...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 28, 2025
To Radiate or Not to Radiate
I had both invasive (stage 2) and DCIS with 1 node involvement. I have been on Temoxifen for awhile and plan to continue. Had SMX...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 17, 2025
Thyroglobulin antibodies sky-high 3 months after BC radiation
I would not have known anything was wrong with my thyroid except for the fact that I'm currently working with an integrative doctor in addition...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 16, 2025
Fatigue worse after radiation: And still have fatigue, what helps?
HiIn march I will be going into eleven months post radiation. I feel since winter hit my radiation Fatigue and fibro has gotten worse. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 25, 2025
Anyone have bleeding from the nipple while doing radiation treatment?
Hello Anyone ever have bleeding from the nipple while doing radiation treatment? Always after I take my bra off. Radiology team and doctor say they...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 9, 2023
What type of radiation did you have after DCIS lumpectomy?
HiI had my lumpectomy, December fifteenth, awaiting results of pathology, hopefully January sixteenth, he will have them. just want to know what people have done...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2023
Starting Radiation Treatment: Worried about side effects. Tips welcome
Hello, I'm new here and today I start my first radiation treatment. I will be having treatment for 3 weeks. The one thing that keeps...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2023
Radiation after single mastectomy (SMX): What were your after effects?
Stage 2 --clear margins for IDC after surgery number 1 (1 positive lymph node ..5 clear, 6 removed during surgery). DCIS was at the margins...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 2, 2025
What do you use for pain from radiation fat necrosis or calcification?
I’m 14 months post radiation and started having a different pain in my breast where the radiation was focused. Because my lesion was in the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 8, 2024
How did you manage the effects of radiation therapy? Low blood counts
I’ve been post radiation for 4 mos., Overall ok, with some fatigue. Last week had blood work , showing a low WBC & RBC. Has...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 30, 2022
Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?
I recently was diagnosed with (DCIS) stage 1, her2 negative, both hormones positive, 4mm size tumor. I chose to have a lumpectomy and do hormone...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 19, 2024