After radiation

I know how you feel. It's been 2 years since my radiation and I still have redness, swelling and soreness. I found out recently that 5 months after radiation, several of my ribs spontaneously broke. Just discovered it on CT scan for my kidney. At the time, I went to see the RO and she said the stabbing pain in my ribs was "referred" pain from my breast. I argued with her but she never ordered an X-Ray and refused to give me pain meds. I recently did some research and found that many women have broken ribs and rib pain after radiation. The RO said my breast swelling, etc may take years to go away. I went to a physical therapist specializing in lymphedema who helped me more than anything. I only had to go a couple of times.

I am 2 years out from 7 wks of radiation. My breast still hurts & I have red irritation spots. Some days, in 1 small area, it looks like my pores are huge. I have been telling my radiation oncologist as well as my medical oncologist and they have seen it. My radiation oncologist put me on antibiotics for 2 months thinking that maybe there was an infection. There is no infection. The antibiotics did nothing at all. Now it's a touch where the redness is, doesn't hurt . It hurts on the inside. My radiation oncologist insist that it has absolutely nothing to do with radiation because I am too far out from it. And I continue to tell her that's a bunch of crap. I've never in my life had issues like this ever. I know it's the radiation.