Radiation fibrosis

Rosina

I am asking if someone who has had radiation fibrosis is willing to share how they have had it treated. 

My surgeon has suggested removing the fibrosis and replacing it with my own fat. 

What are the side effects in doing so?

l also have lymphoedema in this breast which complicates things too. 

I would be grateful for any information. 

Thank you 💗

arpie

Hi @Rosina

So sorry to see you join our select little club - the one you never thought you'd have to join

Feel free to Tell us a bit more about your story so far -which BC were you diagnosed with & which surgery and treatments you've had so far .... it can also become a bit of a 'diary' for you.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/categories/newly-diagnosed

I've put Fibrosis into the 'search' area (and apart from your own) there are some posts about it .... check them out here:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?domain=all_content&query=fibrosis&sort=-dateInserted&scope=site&source=community

take care & all the best xx

Tri

Hi @Rosina
I am sorry to hear about your experience ❤️.
I am 9 months post-radiation treatment and at the 7 months mark I still felt very very sensitive. 
My oncologist and my GP both referred me to a physiotherapist who specialises in seeing people after breast cancer treatment. She massaged and applied laser treatment to the area.  

I am also doing a lot of stretching for some minor cording. 

After two sessions it’s relieved the painful sensitivity I had considerably. 

I did a similar search to that done by
@arpie   and popped “laser” into the search box and a couple of threads came up, so you might check them out for interest. Hope things do settle for you soon. 

https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/25060/laser-treatment?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=osearch&utm_term=laser+

Rosina

Thank you for sharing your story and I will check out what you have shared with me. 💗