Radiation rash 3 years post radiotherapy

Hello,  googled it as it is called radiation recall dermatitis.   You can find out about it there and personally I can’t recommend anything as dont have it.  Hope you can get it resolved.

Hi Barbara,

thank you for replying & taking the time to google it.  I had checked Google but I couldn’t find anything that showed how it progressed and any treatments.  Some of the recall looks very severe so I’m really hoping it doesn’t progress that far.

I have my annual appointment with the Oncologist in a few weeks so hopefully I will get some more information then.

Best wishes for 2025!

Following with interest Shoelover but hope all is found to be well for you x

Thank you Tyke1928 that is so kind xx 

Glad you have an appointment as it is good to discuss and get a treatment plan.   Take care and keep us posted on your progress.  

This is interesting to me. I finished 19 sessions of radiotherapy at the end of March 2024, so I’m only 9 months “post”. Nasty burn over collarbone, not bad over breast but I didn’t blister, used a lot of moisturiser and all settled. Kept covered and factor 50 sunscreened, However the “tan lines” have reappeared  in the last 8 weeks or so along with incredibly dry peeling skin on my shoulder and upper back on my right side- same side as tumour. 
I’m a year into Letrozole, 8 months into abemaciclib so I can’t be sure what’s doing it, but the dry itchy skin is on and behind where the radiotherapy was. I’ve got a 3 month review in mid Jan for the abemaciclib, so I’ll start inquiries then and keep greasing up in the meantime.

All the best xx