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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
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 2:01pm
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
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
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
Chronic Pain after Stage 4 Breast Cancer Surgery, Chemo and Radiation
Is this normal? Mine is underarm and continuous from lumpectomy. Surgeon says nothing can be done to relieve it and to get "used to it"....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 22, 2019
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
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 6:13pm
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
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
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
Metastatic breast cancer: Anyone else?
Hello...I am new to this site. I had BC originally in 1989 with lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. After 4 months of pains, thought to be...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 12, 2024
Breast pain years after lumpectomy, nipple inverting.
Breast cancer 1996 (left breast & lymph node involvement). Chemotherapy/Radiation and Tamoxifen for 5 yrs. Now having pain and my nipple is sinking in. Mammogram...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2023
Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: How are you coping?
Has anyone been diagnosed with post mastectomy pain syndrome and how are they coping with it? I had bilateral mastectomies almost 4 years ago and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 18, 2024
Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?
Hello all I am 10 weeks post last surgery (ILC with lumpectomy and then re-excision). I have had some painful spots since the 1st surgery,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2023
Pain and tightness axila to bottom of rib cage
4 months after a week of hypo - fractionated radiation RX and lumpectomy I have developed tenderness under affected axila and tightness on same side...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 21, 2023
Issues with ribs and cartilage after radiation: What can I do?
I finished radiation last August after a lumpectomy. Everything was fine for a couple months. In late December I fractured a rib coughing. A month...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 31, 2022
Anyone experienced burning sensation/tenderness?
I had DCIS 11 years ago with two surgeries to remove malignant tissue in my left breast. I then underwent 6 weeks of radiation. Last...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 3, 2023
Radiation induced Brachial-Plexus Peripheral Neuropathy Patients
I am looking for other post-Breast Cancer w/Radiation to the Breast and Lymph nodes, suffering from RIBN (Found this acronym from a UK Paper). Let...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 25 7:21pm