Random zaps and jolts after radiation

MzJ

Random zaps and jolts after radiation

MzJ

I finished radiation 6 days ago.  My doc warned me I may feel flashes like little shocks and he said it's perfectly normal, it's scar tissue healing.    I noticed them about 2 days after finishing treatment, and each day since it seems to be more frequent and some times it's pretty uncomfortable.  Tonite it's happening alot.  

The doc says it's all common and normal, but I'd feel better hearing that from all of you

I started my period yesterday, maybe that's playing a part.  I hope these jolts are strictly an after-treatment thing and will soon go away.  Or are they gonna happen from now at this time of the month just like bloating and cramps?

ruthbru

I think they are just after treatment things; I'm post menopausal and got them too. My doctor said it was the nerves growing back; which takes a long, long time. They get less, but I still get an occasional 'zap', especially if I have been sitting on a hard bleacher or in one place for a long time. Best of luck! Ruth

CTMOM1234

MzJ - Ah, I thought it was my imagination, but now I know that I wasn't imagining this. Yup, like a little shock, and I felt it this week for the first time. This is my first week being done with the full breast zaps, guess these are good signs if they mean that things are healing. My period's due soon, guess time will tell.

Certainly wouldn't imagine that these voltage twinges would continue long term, but what is "long term" anyway?I do know that when I asked my rad.onc. about follow-up mri and mammo. scans, she said not to get a 6-month mri, too many false positives at that point, and she said to get a 6-month mammo and then alternate with an mri -- so not before 12-months (assuming insurance will pay). 6 months seems like a lifetime when dealing with a DC diagnosis but apparently 6 months isn't a long time for healing -- if only we could flip those around.

Diagnosis: 11/1/2009, IDC, <1cm, Stage Ia, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR+

ICanDoThis

They go away, honest. I haven't had any in over a year.

Sue

MzJ

Thank you Ruth, CTMom & Sue !