After Radiation
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truebff: I get exactly the same thing from time to time. I am not sure if this is from my lyphadema or not (I have it on the chest wall under my armpit in the area you describe), but i know I asked about the pain and my RO said that is is referred pain. From where, I am not sure. Mine is the kind of pain where you dig really deep and you hit an intense pain. Mine has subsided a lot, and I credit this to yoga. So, stretching is good, it just takes time.
BTW to Gina and anyone else, I posted a few days ago about pain in my breastbone. Well, figured out what it is...my gallbladder! I spent 2 days sick, but not enough to go to the hospital. Feeling better now, but have totally cleaned my diet up. Which means no coffee, chocolate, nuts, fats--of course all the good things. Very hard, but I definitely overdid it...I have had gallbladder trouble for years. No stones, just dysfunction where it does not empty properly. Supposed to manage it with diet, but not lately. I will now!!
Walley-congrats on your negative mammo! must feel good!
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Good sentiment.Our MO's, Ro's etc. should see it. 0 -
Susan~referred pain from his butt maybe? JK, probably just are bodies rearing backward like a mad horse saying oh hell no.....Mine is swollen and I started my period, so there I have it mystery solved, guess bloating is half way back to normal! lol.
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Anyone have heart trouble after rads? I am three months post rads and still having heart flutters at random times. My rad onc sai that it was not due to rads. My has and thinks I need an EKG . I would love to hear if any one has heard of this before. Thanks, love all of the support on here.
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Greatlakes~what chemo if any did you have? I know the red devil one can cause heart damage. I had to have a Muga scan before and after treatment.
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Love it, Gina!! Actually, he did tell me, but all I heard was "It's normal," and I stopped listening. My fault
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Biopsy B9 B9 B9!!!!!
Thanks to God!!!
Thank you all for your encouraging words and support!!!!
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Has anyone experienced a little bump on their radiation tatoos?
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B9 thats what we all want to hear.congrats to fhar 451.
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Absolutely awesome news, fhar451!! Celebrate!
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Thanks for your reply. I did not choose chemo just rads. But I have a appt with a cardiologist now. Really appreciate your response.
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Fhar451~YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greatlakes435~Let us know please, and I hope it's nothing. My rads were on the right side, we talked about potential lung damage, but my heart wasn't near the field of treatment.
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fhar451-woooooooooohoooooooooooo doing the happy dance for B9 my gonzo girl
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fhar451 great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello All my wonderful, supportive Pink sisters.... Had my follow up onco app yesterday and got my FINAL path report from my mast...
Sections reveal NO residual carcinoma, Surgical margins are FREE of any malignancy, Nipple shows NO signs of Pagets disease..... previous lumpectomy identified with foregin body reaction and Fat necrosis and Benign microcalcifications!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was approached by my onco to join a clinical trial where Metformin that canadian researchers are sure this will help as they are following thouands of women currently on it for diabetes they seem to think that women with Higher insulin levels had more breast cancer reoccurances so they think its LINKED, its being tested to reduce the risk of reoccurance in breast cancer...... Im not too sure if Im going to do, its a 5 yr study.. Going to talk to my chemo nurse.....
Hope all are well, smiling and YOU ALL SHINE!!!!!!! Hugs to everyone
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Terry-every trial bring HOPe to someone....good luck with that...and please keep us posted as we will be thinking and praying that this will work.Good luck.hugggggs K0
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Terri, my MO has told me that cancer feeds off high insulin....so that makes sense. I think half of San Antonio takes metformin....my mom too for diabetes and shes a 13 year survivor....hmmmm.
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A while back i read somewhere that they were tryin to lumb bc with thyroid disease along with diabetes = a chronic condition...
since when is cancer a chronic condition??????
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I posted this elsewhere but had no response so I thought I'd ask here. Has anyone experience a hardened area in the bolus radiation area of their breast? I am 8 months post rads and it seems this area which is centred over my lumpectomy scar is harder than it was. I also have lymphedema and had a seroma and I am HOPING this hard area is scarring or fluid or anything but a recurrence of my cancer. I have an ultrasound Monday to check it out but the waiting and anxiety is terrible..:(0
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Emily - My onc said that it can take a couple years to heal from rads. 8 months is not too long. Good luck at your ultrasound, please let us know how it goes.0
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Emily, Waiting is so difficult. You will be in my prayers.
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Emily mine is hard but I had a lumpectomy for a B9 high risk condition 14 years ago and that same area has been hard for years. So yes it can be scaring. The only thing is when you have scaring like that that does not go away be sure and get US as mammo's can't read scarring all that well. My cancer was hidden under the scar tissue and my mammo could not see it.
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Emily, I have a hard lump also. I had a lumpectomy and a seroma. My MO said it was from the seroma and rads so until I have my mammo in July I'm assuming he is right. Let us know your results. Good luck.
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Thank you all for your responses and I'll let you all know what my ultrasound results are. Hope I don't have to wait too long...0
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I hate waiting for stuff!!!
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I have had two weeks of radiation so far. I have four more weeks to go. I just noticed people mentioning that they had a certain number of "boosts." I haven't heard of that--what is that? Thanks.
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tulips - You can ask your rad onc about it. They do boosts usually to the 'tumor bed'. It's more targeted to a specific area. So first you get the whole breast irradiation and then a certain number of boosts. I think the idea behind the boosts is that if there are any cancer cells remaining in the breast tissue they would be close to the original tumor so the boost is a some extra treatment to that area.0
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Hello Tulip---I see the pros already told you what to do.and yes we are the pros.I just wanted to mention that there is a March Rads thread.There is one every month.They have the most up to date questions and you will make long term friend.Please dont get me wrong you are welcome welcome welcome.huggggggggggg.
Talk to them too but remember talk to us!!!!!I wish you the best....Hope you are creamin,drinkin lots of water and eating lots of protein...
dont forget us now.hugggggggs K
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Someone on another thread was told she HAD to do rads between6-8 weeks after surgery or no good. I was just outraged to hear such advice. I also think they told her wrong. If not, they told me wrong.
At my hospital, they first wait for surgery to heal, then they do the oncotype dx (6 weeks). If needed, then comes chemo,then rads or -in my case- if no chemo, on to rads then.
I did my rads at 2-1/2 months after surgery and will be VERY po'd if that was wasted poisoning!!! When -after surgery- did any of you do rads?
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I had surgery, chemo, then rads, then started anti-estrogen. I think that's pretty standard. My surgery was at the end of July and I started rads in Jan.
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