Rib tenderness after rads

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Rachel1
Rachel1 Member Posts: 363
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer
Rib tenderness after rads
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  • Rachel1
    Rachel1 Member Posts: 363
    edited April 2013

    Hi ladies,

    This is not a new sensation for me, I'd just like to know if I'm not alone. I'm 2.5 yrs. out from rads -- 35+ boosts -- also had a lumpectomy and then mastectomy of that breast. I still have soreness/tenderness under the breast along the bra line. I don't notice it all the time, but certainly when I press on the area doing a breast exam or when it's compressed when I'm bending over. Anyone else still having issues?

    TIA

    Rachel

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  • proudtospin
    proudtospin Member Posts: 5,972
    edited April 2013

    not sure this is the same but, I am almost 5 years out from diagnosis and 4+ years from end of rads.

    times my rib feels like it is broken!  even had it xrayd once as it hurt so bad

    it comes and goes and the muscle is crampie at times?

    I just live with it~~

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  • Rachel1
    Rachel1 Member Posts: 363
    edited April 2013

    Thanks, proudtospin. Glad to know I'm not alone. I get bad muscle cramps from the node dissection down my breast. It happens when I'm stressed.

    Rachel

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  • Denise-G
    Denise-G Member Posts: 1,777
    edited April 2013

    I'm only 8 months out from Rads, but I have that rib pain.  I was terrified it was something else at first.

    Then I started observing more.  I realized the way I was getting out of my 4 poster bed trying not to use

    my LE arm was contributing to the problem.   And it does come and go. 

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  • NancyD
    NancyD Member Posts: 3,562
    edited April 2013

    Yes, some rib pain, here, too. It's on the radiated side so I've always chalked it up to something from all the surgery and radiation. I'm over 3 years from the end of all that (delayed recon was January 2010), and I know I still have a few spots of fat necrosis that are slowly dissolving, so why not a few spots of left over pain?

    One thing I noticed is when I have greater pain in other areas (o-o-o those aging knees of mine), it doesn't seem to bother me at all.

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  • Rachel1
    Rachel1 Member Posts: 363
    edited April 2013

    HI Nancy,

    Thanks for responding. Funny how that works with knees. I've got bad knees and an elbow that's killing me, but I don't automatically go to the "c" word.

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  • jennyboog
    jennyboog Member Posts: 1,322
    edited April 2013

    Yes, I'll be 3 yrs in July and I still have tenderness and pain at BMX sites and ribs.

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