pain in ribs

hi ladies, i keep getting pain in my ribs where i had my mastectomy,somtimes i just put up with it and take painkiller, but somtimes i need to have a hot water on my side to give it some relieve.
sometime it can last for a few hours but last week it lasted 4 days.
its a year after mastectomy 6 months afte chemo and rads.Is it my imagination just thinking the worsed.

Hi,

I too experience pain in my ribs. I had a mastectomy in October 2006 and finished chemo and radio in June 2007. I notice it mostly when I’m lying on that side. I wondered if it was because I had 26 lymph nodes removed also??? Dunno. I actually have an appointment with the oncologist tomorrow and will probably mention it to her.

Hi,
I had WLE and rads. I was wondering if the rads had affected the rib a little because mine has been painful at times, especially later in the day when you have been wearing a bra.
Caz x

I too am getting rib pain on my mastectomy side, just under my bra strap. It comes and goes. I finished rads in Nov and am due for my annual check up in a couple of weeks, so waiting till then to ask about it. I’m hoping it’s down to the rads.

hi just an update i went to the hospital about pain in ribs, i have been told that my ribcage is extended and there is a lump behind it, i am going to have an x ray and bone scan in a couple of days.
i am sure its nothing as i feel that if they thought it was urgent they would hav edone something sooner rather than later.
will let you know how its goes.
thanks for your responces.