Hi there
I had to call my breast care nurse today as almost 4 months after finishing 34 rediotherapy sessions my breast has flared up again and then some!
I had the expected burning and redness during radiotherapy but it seemed to start to clear up pretty quickly after my run of sessions ended. The last two weeks however my breast has been getting redder and redder again and is now lobster red again, really hot, so itchy I am climbing the walls and with a bumpy rash all over it. I went to my GP the other day who gave me hydrocortisone cream but I think that has made my skin worse.
I finally gave in and called my bc nurse who spoke to the radiotherapy dept and I have a number to call tomorrow. They think there might be a possibility I am having some sort of delayed reaction.
Was just wondering if anyone else had had this delayed reaction? To top it all off I mentioned to my GP that I thought there had been some changes to the lumpiness around the scar site and she is referring me for another ultrasound to get it checked out. I am suprised as I am pretty convinced it is just scar tissue but now a part of me is worried again. I have been pretty ok throughout my treatment but just feel a bit fed up of how anxious it has made me feel - I feel irrationally worried!
Hi, I’m also 4 months down the line from rads (I only had 20 though), and although I’ve not experienced the redness and itching my boob has swollen, so went to gp thinking he would say its just normal, don’t worry, he has urgently referred me to the breast clinic, as he thought it felt fluidy and generally lumpy - so I’m with you on the worrying again, as I don’t feel my symptoms needed urgent attention.
I hope all turns out ok for you - and someone comes along soon with similar symptoms with better advice x
Hi catlady - oh gosh it’s a rollercoaster isn’t it! I was so sure it was scar tissue and now - well there is that wee seed of worry planted in my mind now.
I do hope you get seen soon and that all is a’ok.
I think that what this does to the mind is almost as bad as what it does to the body - I have never been an anxious person but feel that this has changed since diagnosis.
Hi glee,
Yes, I’m sure before all this bc malarky I was a normal person, now I’m a complete hypochondriac! Worrying over ever symptom - even a cold!
How did you get on with ringing rads dept? Hope your skin and other symptoms get sorted soon, my appointments not until the 27th so plenty of time to stress and freak out!
Take care x
Hi
Havent posted for a while but thought I would just run this by you ladies. I finished my rads 2 months ago on Monday and still have stabbing pains, a tender nipple and although the skin looks fine, still feel itchy in a small patch. Does anyone else have similar symptoms this long post rads? Be glad for any comments. xxx
Hi ladies,
i am not due to start rads probably until the beg of june, i have had a mx, back in november last year,
my scar area is still quite tender, not sore or anything, and feels quite weird when i touch it numb feeling difficult to explain,
i am just a bit concerned about this, i am taking amytriptiline for the nerve damage pain, but what if the rads make this pain worse,
i am not looking forward to it any advice please
many thanks liz xxxx