After Breast Conserving surgery or Lumpectomy

Thanks @jennyss. Apt was positive. All known cancer removed and only one node which was clear. So nice to talk to others

Dear @Dazzle,

from jennyss in Western NSW

@Dazzle - I had a month of radiation, every day Mon-Fri & then 3 or 4 booster shots at the end .... it is usually a Mon-Fri program. 

I had my surgery in Sydney (private = costs $$$) & had my radiation (public = free) in Port Macquarie & stayed at the Rotary Lodge there at VERY reasonable prices, as I live 'rural & it is the closest Radiation place to where I live.

Your Rad Onc & breast care nurse will take you thru the process - and they will recommend lotions & potions but Moo Goo is VERY popular.  Do it at least 2 a day (but NOT before your daily treatment - only afterwards.) 

The stinging (even stabbing) pains can be ongoing for some months .... if it ever gets worse - make sure you tell your breast care nurse and/or surgeon. 

take care & all the best 

Hi there
i had my surgery in my home town of Sydney and had a lot of pain after the mastectomy - had to take Endone for 4 weeks and got quite down about it.
Two years on from m surgery this is all a receding memory and I am getting in with life.
You too will get through this 🌺

Thanks @arpie
That is good to know. Stinging in my nodes area and still tenderness in breast. But good to know sounds relatively normal. I have been researching lotions. I use moo good anyway so I'll stick with that. How long did you have radiation for? I  not sure about this 7 day programme 

@Dazzle  I had a lumpectomy and the sentinel node removal spot was more painful than my surgery site!  And I reckon pain/discomfort for 2 weeks would be pretty 'standard' .... as it takes a little while for the cut to heal and the nerves/everything to settle down again .... my node site also felt quite numb too ....

Keep a record of your painful episodes & try & rate them 1 - 10 ....  If you check out this post - there is a lot of info that may help you on the site, including down the bottom of the page, a link to some 'tick sheets' that you can print off & fill in & take with you to your specialists .....  
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest

Good luck for your results tomorrow & Rads Plan ....  many of us found the Rads to be ' fairly easy' compared to the surgery & post op recovery & definitely easier than chemo - so hopefully you will be the same. xx   You will also see a Radiation Oncologist and Medical Oncologist .... they (and your breast care nurse) will guide you on lotions & potions & regimes ..... 

Take care & all the best xx