Losing weight everywhere but radiated breast...wth?

I am 18 months post radiation following lumpectomy. My BC breast is still fuller than my healthy breast. I think this is how it's going to be. I expected shrinkage from the surgery or radiation but the involved side has been fuller from the time of surgery. At first I thought it was just inflammation.  I was even before all this. I'm not terribly unbalanced... maybe a D in the BC side, a C on the healthy breast. Not enough difference to want to do anything about it. 

In your case, my opinion is to augment the smaller, unradiated breast. Radiated breasts don't always handle cosmetic surgery well. 

I guess we are lucky to have this problem. So many women have the opposite problem. But whatever the cause of being unbalanced, it is annoying.  Good luck.

Pam 

Misfit, post-rads swelling is a possibility, but so is breast lymphedema. Before you consider any further surgery, you might want get a referral from any member of your healthcare team to a well-trained lymphedema therapist for evaluation. S/he can tell by a simple physical exam if what you're dealing with is lymphedema, and if it is, can show you how to reduce the swelling and keep it in control. Many of our docs (even the really good ones!) aren't real familiar with breast/chest lymphedema since it's not part of their specialty, so seeing a lymphedema therapist can give you important information.

A therapist can also take baseline arm measurements for future reference, teach you some lymphedema risk-reduction practices, and fit you for compression sleeves and gauntlets to wear prophylactically when flying or exercising.

Here's information about breast chest (truncal) lymphedema:
http://www.stepup-speakout.org/breast_chest_trunckal_lymphedema.htm

And here's how to find a well-qualified lymphedema therapist near you:
http://www.stepup-speakout.org/Finding_a_Qualified_Lymphedema_Therapist.htm

Hope you get good answers and solutions soon!

Be well,
Binney