crusting nipple after radiation

So i am now approx 9 weeks post radiation. I had the eqivalent of 29 treatments. Skin under breast started to break during last few treatments. Was really awful about 2 weeks post and has been healiung well since. The past couple of weeks i have noticed a crust forming on my nipple and its sore. I thought it may have been a build up of moisturizer so i stopped for a week and the crusting has actually gotten worse. Tonight my nipple felt like sandpaper so i did use moisturizer and a whole crust came off and it’s very painful. Anyone else have this happen? Is this normal?

 

Hi Jane

Yes this happened to me too!

The radiotherapy team gave me some lovely moisturiser called Medihoney barrier cream, which you can buy on Amazon. I found it settled after a couple of months.

Hope this helps.

Sue xx

thankyou xoxox… as i’m sure you know, everything is unsettling… Every lump and bump, you take a deep breath and every change is the same. I am terrified that this nasty beast will come back. But thankyou, i know it’s not just me. I will go see my breast care nurse tomorrow and get some cream. xoxo