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Breast pain/inflammation and swelling post radiation?
Hello all, Wondering if any of you has experienced whole breast swelling and pain (post lumpectomy) a month or two after radiation treatment..? I was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 3, 2024
Pain in rib area of radiation.
Periodically when I use weights or exercise, I experience pain, soreness in the area of my ribcage where I had radiation and lymph nodes removal....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 15 10:50am
Knee pain After completion of radiation treatments
I have had successful knee replacements from Mayo but recently completed 5 treatments of radiation following a breast lumpectomy. I am now having knee pain....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2021
Nerve pain after lumpectomy and breast radiation
I don't know if this has been addressed on this site before but I am having extremely painful nerve pain that goes from my finger...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 8, 2024
Anyone have back pain following breast radiation?
Although I did really well using creams and gels to prevent breast fibrosis during radiation, it never occurred to me to do the same to...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2025
Rib and muscle pain years after radiation treatment why
Decided to try sit stand yoga but noticed getting catches that took my breath away with twists and bends over time. Hoping it is just...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 28, 2025
Has anyone started having nerve pain after radiation?
I started radiation and I’m getting a sharp pain every now and then in my breast and also some pain near my sentinel node incision....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 18, 2023
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
Sharp pain in upper breast post lumpectomy and raditation: Anyone?
Did chemo, lumpectomy in August 2022 and finished radiation in November 2022. For the past 2-3 weeks having sharp pain on the upper part of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 9, 2023
Tissue expander pain - tightness in pectoral muscles
Hi, I’m new here. Looking for some guidance on understanding my tissue expander placement and resulting discomfort. I had a bilateral mastectomy almost 3 weeks...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 22 1:44pm
Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer with Mets to bones
I was diagnosed with cancer in February 2025. We tried so many different drugs and every one of them made me so sick so, my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 4 7:34am
Radiation for breast cancer with Ehlers Danlos (Hypermobile/ Type 3)
Does anyone know about effectively treating radiation fibrosis in Ehlers Danlos patients? I am already 13 weeks post mastectomy with significant scar tissue and cording....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 8 9:20am
Stopping Letrazole-washout period?
Does anyone know how long a time period or "washout "period is necessary to gauge whether much exacerbated rotator cuff pain is attributable to Letrazole?...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 9 5:29am
Post-radiation lung concerns
In August 2024, I completed bilateral radiation after a DCIS (left breast) and IDC (right breast) diagnosis and lumpectomies. I had 30 sessions on the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 22 8:51pm
Questions as I prepare for a lumpectomy: Tips please
HelloI’m diagnosed with DCIS and have a lumpectomy scheduled for 5/11I’m hoping you can share with me the experience after a lumpectomy(1)Were you in pain...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 27 1:54pm
Neuropathy after surgery/radiation but before anastrozole
I've seen many posts about neuropathy as a side effect of AIs, however, my foot pain (burning sensation) started about 4 months after I completed...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 5, 2025
Muscular skeletal side effects from radiation
I had lumpectomy surgery. Did great with that no residual pain or change in range of motion of my right dominant arm. Three weeeks after...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2021
Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments
To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: 5 days ago
Chronic breast pain
I am a 13 year breast cancer survivor. I had a double mastectomy, lattisumus flap surgery, chemo and radiation. My right breast was the cancerous...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 15, 2024
Pain: Has anyone else experienced this?
I finished my month of radiation after DCIS breast cancer in my right breast. All went very well. I'm an 81 year old extremely active...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 7, 2023