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esco
9 years agoMember
Post radiation breast cellulitis - risk of reoccurance?
I had a lumpectomy for early breast cancer in February, one sentinel lymph node removed and clear, and finished 23 sessions of radiation about 3 weeks ago. Chemo is not necessary. I had Mepitel film o...
esco
9 years agoMember
I saw the breast surgeon today - routine followup - and he told me it is quite rare, so they don't have a lot of data on reoccurance. However, he thought it is unlikely to reoccur again, especially as I get further and further out from radiation and surgery and as my post-radiation immune system recovers. You are right @fairydust that the infection needs an entry point and I'm not expecting any trauma to the breast from gardening, etc. I finally finished the oral antibiotics today and can start probiotics. I can't imagine anything is alive in my gut!