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breast change after radiotherapy
Hi,
I finished radio about 8 weeks ago and have recently noticed my boob is quite a bit bigger than my 'good' one. It seems like it has odema as I had that after my initial lymph surgery and its very...
I don't really know about odema in the breast Laura but I do know that lymphodema in the arm can develop at any time down the track after lymph node removal. My Mum developed lymphoedema 10 years - yes 10 years! - after having breast cancer and just four lymph nodes removed (possibly more destroyed by radiation therapy). She had been run down and suffered a bout of shingles which seemed to bring it on. I would go and get the swelling checked out asap. Apparently the sooner it is treated the less severe it is (with arms anyway). Good luck.