I had fibrosis and lymphedema after surgery and radiation in March/April of 2025. I was finally sent to PT and learned massage technique and given swell spot that I still use nightly, otherwise it is uncomfortable still.

I am 2 1/2 years post radiation to my left breast after a lumpectomy. No chemo. That breast is more firm to the touch than the unradiated one. My oncologist said it’s a bit of fibrosis. I am lucky in that it doesn’t bother me. It’s not painful and doesn’t affect the size or shape so far. Hoping it won’t change for the worse as time goes on.

My breast was very sensitive at the end of radiation. It took about 6 months for it to feel normal. It also had a sunburnt look to it that took a little longer to disappear. My mammogram last month showed that I have dense tissue still after a year.

Mine is like that too! Thank you for posting this! I went to OT which really didn't help much, but they did teach me some good massaging techniques. It's still very sore though and I'll bring this up at my surgeon appointment

I am 2 years post radiation to my left breast and it was very painful when I had a mammogram done a couple months ago. Never before did I find having a mammogram that uncomfortable. That left breast is slightly larger than the unradiated breast and still get shooting pains periodically, which no one can explain. I'm told it's likely nerve pain as I was one of the unlucky ones that had a two surgeries, a lumpuctomy and than an excision 3 weeks later. My guess is that I likely have Radiation Fibrosis. I'd like to know if this is permanent or will this eventually go away??