Breast achy and sore, 8 weeks past rads? Normal?

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kksmom3
kksmom3 Member Posts: 183
edited January 2019 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I am stretching and massaging my breast with coconut oil morning and bedtime. The RO said to do this. I notice now, 8 weeks out, that I'm sore. I can tell the sometimes nerve pain from the lumpectomy, from what I think is rad pain? My breast has a dull ache to it, it's just sore, nothing seems to alleviate it, I've tried Advil. It's not horrible, but I definitely notice it. Is there anything more I can do??? How long might this last?

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited January 2019

    I think I had pain after... I still do but not if I don't touch the breast. If I squeeze it gently it hurts. The lumpectomy scar area and the entire armpit have always been sore, and my collarbone lymph node area is sometimes tender. I am 2 years out and they just nod when I tell them about all of this.

    I think it's normal but keep an eye on it. Sorry you are in pain... hopefully it will lessen for you!! If it makes a difference, I eventually got used to it... I feel it but it's like normal life now.

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  • PurpleCat
    PurpleCat Member Posts: 358
    edited January 2019

    I hope it's normal. It's been 4 weeks for me and I feel like it's more painful than it was a week after I finished. On the other hand, I've been working out a bit, and shoveling some snow, and maybe I'm just pushing recovery too hard.

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  • Ingerp
    Ingerp Member Posts: 2,624
    edited January 2019

    I had my last rads on October 4th, and I'm sore when I stretch that area (like in a yoga class). I'm sure it'll take a while for everything to settle back down, and I think working through the soreness for me is a good thing.

    Heads up also that when I went through this in 2016, I had some cording show up a year later. I asked my BS if it had to do with starting weightlifting and he said it sure could. I didn't do anything about it and it resolved on its own.

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