cramping pain in breast 3 years after rads

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jmb5
jmb5 Member Posts: 532
edited June 2014 in DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)

Just wondering if anyone else has had this same type of pain. It's been 3 years since my lumpectomy and radiation, and I am still having off and on pain. The best way to describe it is a severe cramp. It comes on suddenly, and is a "take your breath away" type of pain. It stops me in my tracks, and after about 10-20 seconds, it usually goes away. Some days it happens several times, and some days it doesn't happen at all. This has probably been going on for a year to a year and a half. I asked my oncologist, and he didn't have a clue. I just don't see how this can be a coincidence, and I am wondering if it's damage or what. 

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  • CTMOM1234
    CTMOM1234 Member Posts: 633
    edited February 2013

    We were diagnosed at about the same time and it'll be 3 years this spring since I had rads. I'm sorry that you are having these pains, I do remember having what I can best describe as "jolts" on pain that took my breath away, too, and was told that it was nerves healing after both the trauma of the lumpectomy and the rads. I do not know if these are what you are feeling, but they occurred and stopped years ago (probably after about 6 months of no treatment). Three years is an awfully long time to be experiencing any sort of pain, I would seek a second opinion because you should not be in pain. 

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  • Natters
    Natters Member Posts: 361
    edited February 2013

    I just asked my MO about these same exact sharp pains. He said it happened to some women and he couldn't predict when it would eventually go away.....I'm only 14 months or so out from rads and it's discouraging to hear it might last for years.

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  • akmom
    akmom Member Posts: 272
    edited May 2013

    I get the pains too, but they seem to be happening less frequently as time passes (now at one year post rads).

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