PAIN AFTER RADIATION

frances1
frances1 Member Posts: 28
edited June 2014 in ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma)

 I have ILC stage 2 I did surgery(No Chemo) and august 2nd was my last day of 7 weeks radiation

 Now I feel sometimes pain in my breast..Is that normal..my 6 months check up is not due till

 Feb 2nd...I can't tell if that pain is from radiation or something else..I had clear margin after the surgery..Do I need to see the doctor..sometimes the pain is sharp ..does anyone know the reason....

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  • susantm
    susantm Member Posts: 184
    edited November 2010

    I don't know if this is what you are experiencing, but my radiology oncologist told me I could occasionally experience sharp shooting pains caused by the cut nerves where I had surgery. She said this could happen quite some time after surgery, as the nerves begin to heal and try to connect. It's like they are sending out messages, but the messages aren't getting through because that nerve was cut or injured. She said one of her patients reported  a sudden pain so sharp it made her jump up in the middle of church.

     Is there an advice nurse you can call? It couldn't hurt to ask.

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  • frances1
    frances1 Member Posts: 28
    edited November 2010

     Thank you susantm for having the time to answer my question

     I was hoping that I will get more answers from the ladies to my question..

     Anyhow I made today an appointment to see my oncologist ..

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  • JennyB100104
    JennyB100104 Member Posts: 237
    edited November 2010

    I am almost 2 months out of radiation and still having sharp pains in my radiated breast and armpit. I did ask my radiation oncologist about them, and he said it was normal and part of the healing process. However, I do have an appointment with him coming up and I'm definitely going to ask again!

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited November 2010

    I felt 'zaps' for a long time (and still do occasionally years later); it's normal, the nerves growing back together.

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  • frances1
    frances1 Member Posts: 28
    edited November 2010

     Thank you Jenny and ruthbru...I fell better now

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  • AnacortesGirl
    AnacortesGirl Member Posts: 1,758
    edited November 2010

    Yep - sharp, stabbing pains are normal.  A few weeks ago I was in to see the onc and radiologist (visits happened to coincide) and I reported a pain that I was feeling in my clavicle area.  Everyone asked if it was a sharp, shooting pain and mentioned that if it was then it was normal.  However this was more of an ache.  Mostly very minor but for about a month it would get very strong for 15 to 30 minutes each day.  That's why I reported it.  Got an x-ray and it came back clear.  And since then it has gone away.  Don't know what it was.  Radiologist was pretty confident from what I was reporting that it wasn't a concern because it wasn't a consistent pain.  He was right!

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  • frances1
    frances1 Member Posts: 28
    edited November 2010

     I visited my oncologist Friday and he told me that its normal to have pain and that some women

     has it for almost a year after radiation and not to worry about..

     Thanks to GOD and

     Thanks to everyone that answered my question

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited November 2010

    Smile

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