After Radiotherapy

Hi, I had chemotherapy then radiotherapy, very numb around surgery scar,  then a year later my breast became hard and sore with puckered skin, ( like an orange), had a scan, nothing there, was told its because of the radiotherapy , had a mammogram and all clear, hopefully you will be fine, i know its hard but try not to worry , 

Thankyou so much for replying . I’m glad your results were all clear and you can get on with your life . 
just seeing the words in black and white on the letter has set me back as I’d never heard of angiosarcoma . It’s aggressive and not a good prognosis from what I’ve read . 
ive cried a lot as I’m not ready to leave my girls yet and they’re both so strong about it . Trying to keep positive and just wait for the results and still doing 3 km walk every day in preparation for Race for Life .

thanks again 

Hi Phyllis A , welcome to the forum, sorry you find yourself here with this horrible further worry. I had a large patch of red skin appear on my treated breast, 14 months after surgery, 11 months after radiotherapy. It seemed to just appear overnight. I went to my GP in a total panic - I thought it could be inflammatory breast cancer. But he thought it was likely a skin infection and treated it straight away with antibiotics. I have lympheodema in that breast (which is a lesser known possible side effect of rads) and that can make it susceptible to cellulitis. The antibiotics worked and the redness gradually faded. I was also referred back to the breast clinic but by the time I had my appointment it was pretty much gone so no further treatment or investigations were needed. 
I hope you get the biopsy results very soon and that it’s just one of these horrible ‘blips’ along the way. I also self referred back to the breast clinic a couple of years after surgery as I had some nipple discharge. I had a mammogram and ultrasound but nothing was found and it didn’t happen again. Another big panic and it remains unexplained but apparently all ok. Sending love and a big virtual hug, HFxx

Thankyou so much for your reply . I’m glad your problems were resolved and hope you continue to be in good health .

yes it was the suddenness that really threw me and no other symptoms . I haven’t been offered antibiotics only the biopsy . The consultant said honestly that he didnt know what is was . He did say it was not inflammatory breast cancer .

Hopefully the results will be nothing to worry about . I’m sleeping fairly well and gave good family support .

thankyou again for your kind words