I had radiation in 2015. My radiated breast is still hard/ firm to touch. I can’t lay on it, don’t like a firm hard hug from friends because it hurts. The scar feels rigid and painful if it bends. Many many breast surgeons over the years have said it’s ‘quite normal’🙄.I was so aware of my breast! Finally a wonderful female breast surgeon has told me this is a typical radiated breast. It will not change now and will stay the same size and shape as when it was radiated. She is right. This knowledge has helped with acceptance and moving forward. I don’t think about my breasts constantly anymore. I look in the mirror with interest at how much the nonradiated breast has dropped… Oh and @Stormbird63 Daily life is definitely better. I don’t think about my breasts very often at all now.
Wishing you well. JanineG xx