Starting Rads in January 2017

Contgrats SuprSurvivr for finishing, what a great feeling.

Caligirl55 - feeling pretty great. Burn on my neck has cleared up wonderfully, now dealing with one under my arm. It's not in the crease but below it. Smearing the Silvadene on to get it cleared up before my vacation. How are you doing?

kshorten... That Silvadene cream was wonderful for my burnt split skin. I am keeping that stuff for any emergency burns any of us may have one day.

I'm doing good my burns have healed really well. I'm just still very tired after my work day.

Hope y'all are doing well

hi girls I was wondering if anyone had se after rads I finished on 1st February, I found the whole thing very tough. I have on and off a burning sensation in my upper back on left side which was the radiated side do you think this might be lung damage??, I also have pain across my chest when I lift up my arm I didn't have lymph nodes removed, you can't get lymphoma if you don't get nodes removed can you

thanks for reply Brigid, I had a check up with the radiation dr s month after rads finished I literally went in he looked at my breast said you did NOT have cancer now get on with your life, I didn't have these symptoms then, I will go to my doctor I think i

Hi Checking in -now ~ 4 months out from finishing radiation. I had what I thought was my last appt with my RO this past week. Appt went well. I did point out some tightness in my shoulder/armpit area. The RO response will be familiar to anyone who has gone through this treatment. "no that can't be from the radiation". She suggested a 1 year final followup appt which I am ok with.

Other than that tightness I don't have any ongoing side effects to report. I continue to use the shea butter and coconut oil to moisturize/massage. I also stretch and do some light weight lifting. My right (treated) breast is about 1/3-1/4 smaller than the left. Probably some from the lumpectomy and some from the radiation. It is manageable and I don't think that noticeable?

I run 3x a week and have increased my distance since diagnosis. I have not noticed any breathing difficulties-knock wood.

I gave the Tamoxifen a try and ended up stopping after 5 weeks. Lots of side effects that left me exhausted and not functioning at anywhere near normal. Now contemplating trying again with a different manufacturer to see if that helps. I did discuss recently with MO who again was supportive/lukewarm as to whether I should try again. She would be fine with me calling it a day with any anti-hormonal. So still thinking it over.

I have a few other things I am trying. Don't want to overload as this is clearly a long marathon and not a sprint. There are so many things that may be helpful to avoid reoccurrence. I am part of D*Action and have increased my Vitamin D intake, eat lots of broccoli sprouts (Sulforophane) and now have only a very occasional bit of sugar or alcohol. I am dipping my toe into the world of time restricted eating and may post elsewhere in the forum about my experience with that so far.

How is everyone else managing?

hi haven't posted here in ages, I went to my own doctor last month she examined my chest listened to my breathing said nothing. I'm still getting burning in my back I'm fed up of it so I called the radiation clinic and I'm going in there tomorrow to see the dr and I'm hoping an X-ray or something cause IRS going on a long time now I'll let you know how I get on

thanks for reply, I saw the radiation dr yesterday he said it's not damage from radiation he said he didn't go near that area showed me where the beam does go in he suggested it's from the Tamixofen, I dunno about that now but I'm happy enough if my lung isn't damaged