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Hi everyone im in the middle of radiotherapy to the left breast,I am having the normal side effects to the treatment, but does anyone have bad shooting pains in the area, when I cough/sneeze I feel like im getting shot in the chest and been left with pain in the area I dunno weather its just the treatment or its my lung?? Any advice would be great :+1: thanks :blush:

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Sorry to hear about your symptoms. Have you been given any creams to apply? I’ve just had one week of radiotherapy and 2 more to go. I was given flamigel cream to start applying from day 1.

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@kirsty1 did you have surgery? Is the RT near any scar tissue? It might be chording that is causing tightness. Have a chat with your BCN about it.

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No wasn’t given any creams its not really sore all the time if that makes sense?? Ive just been using a normal unscented cream, its just the shooting pains when I cough and aches ive been getting that is bothering me more :see_no_evil_monkey: i have two more blasts Monday and Tuesday and then im done :grin:

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Hi Kirsty,

I’m not medically qualified, but I had similar pain and was told that radiotherapy can damage other tissues, such as the cartilage between your ribs, which might explain the pain when coughing or sneezing as your lungs and therefore ribs expand/contract.

The radiotherapy team will hopefully be able to confirm this, but I don’t think there is much you can do about it, though it should get better over time :crossed_fingers:t2:

Hope the rest of your treatment goes well.

Lisa x

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Yes possibly so just feels like im getting shot lol :see_no_evil_monkey: its not a nice feeling when it happens but its not forever is it :crossed_fingers:just 2 more blasts then all done and can ring that bell :bell: then its medication time

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