Radiation burn pictures

EveningStar2
EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Should anyone want to see what it looks like, I've got some pictures posted on my expression page. They are not gruesome nor are they pornographic but they show the burned area.

Maureen

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  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #2
    You are a brave woman...
    So good of you to share, for the sake of others.

    Kind regards, Susan
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #3
    Christmas Girl said:

    You are a brave woman...
    So good of you to share, for the sake of others.

    Kind regards, Susan

    I agree
    It is very kind of you to share your pictures. Are those after radiation? And, what are the white spots? Where you peeled? Does it hurt? Are you better now? I know...a lot of questions..lol

    And to Susan..I am glad my pic makes you smile..that was the purpose of it!
  • EveningStar2
    EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
    #4
    Kristin N said:

    I agree
    It is very kind of you to share your pictures. Are those after radiation? And, what are the white spots? Where you peeled? Does it hurt? Are you better now? I know...a lot of questions..lol

    And to Susan..I am glad my pic makes you smile..that was the purpose of it!

    After rads
    I was just red when I finished radiation--the pictures go in time from bottom to top. The bottom two were about 3-4 days after finishing. The top two were today(finished on the 10th). The white spots are skin. It still hurts but it's getting better and I can start to see a time where I won't be obsessing on my underarm! ;-)
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #5
    Kristin N said:

    I agree
    It is very kind of you to share your pictures. Are those after radiation? And, what are the white spots? Where you peeled? Does it hurt? Are you better now? I know...a lot of questions..lol

    And to Susan..I am glad my pic makes you smile..that was the purpose of it!

    To Kristin N
    :-)

    Kind regards, Susan
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #6
    EveningStar2 said:

    After rads
    I was just red when I finished radiation--the pictures go in time from bottom to top. The bottom two were about 3-4 days after finishing. The top two were today(finished on the 10th). The white spots are skin. It still hurts but it's getting better and I can start to see a time where I won't be obsessing on my underarm! ;-)

    To Maureen/EveningStar2...
    Sorry it still hurts; but, glad it's getting better.

    Time is the best healer.

    Kind regards, Susan
  • Jeanne D
    Jeanne D Member Posts: 1,867
    #7
    Thanks Maureen!
    Thank you for posting your pics. I am still in radiation treatments, but, almost done. I am doing the boosters now. Wow, they are fast. lol I drive an hour to and from for about 1 minute of a booster. But, I am so glad to be nearing the end. I, too, am burnt in places. I have a few blisters and still have the itchy red bumps. Those drive me nuts, but, I did get a prescription that is helping now. Hopefully soon..I can say goodbye to radiation!
  • Jan_M
    Jan_M Member Posts: 116
    #8
    Jeanne D said:

    Thanks Maureen!
    Thank you for posting your pics. I am still in radiation treatments, but, almost done. I am doing the boosters now. Wow, they are fast. lol I drive an hour to and from for about 1 minute of a booster. But, I am so glad to be nearing the end. I, too, am burnt in places. I have a few blisters and still have the itchy red bumps. Those drive me nuts, but, I did get a prescription that is helping now. Hopefully soon..I can say goodbye to radiation!

    I start week three of
    I start week three of radiation on Monday. So far so good, a little redness and fluid build up in the breast, but no burns yet. When does the blisters and such start?
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #9
    Jan_M said:

    I start week three of
    I start week three of radiation on Monday. So far so good, a little redness and fluid build up in the breast, but no burns yet. When does the blisters and such start?

    Hi Jan!
    I only got burnt, what I consider bad, in 3 places and that was about #20 or so, the fourth or fifth week. But, they are better now that I am getting the boosters and they are not zapping those spots anymore. I got the red, itchy bumps probably week 3 or 4, and, still have them. Those are what drive me nuts. They call them "radiation dermatitis". I am glad that you don't have them and hope you don't get them. To me..those are worse than the lil pink burn. I haven't had any fluid build up. Let me know how you do!
  • EveningStar2
    EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
    #10
    Jan_M said:

    I start week three of
    I start week three of radiation on Monday. So far so good, a little redness and fluid build up in the breast, but no burns yet. When does the blisters and such start?

    timing
    I was red/pink at the end of 33 treatments and it opened up *after* I was all done. *sigh*

    Maureen
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #11
    EveningStar2 said:

    timing
    I was red/pink at the end of 33 treatments and it opened up *after* I was all done. *sigh*

    Maureen

    After?
    Hi Maureen! So, you got worse after the radiation was over? Yikes..I am so so sorry. Are you better now I hope? Did you ever have these awful red, itchy bumps? Did yours go away when you finished? They are worse to me than the lil pink that I am. I hope you are doing better!
  • EveningStar2
    EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
    #12
    Kristin N said:

    After?
    Hi Maureen! So, you got worse after the radiation was over? Yikes..I am so so sorry. Are you better now I hope? Did you ever have these awful red, itchy bumps? Did yours go away when you finished? They are worse to me than the lil pink that I am. I hope you are doing better!

    Yep
    The worst happened after treatment. I have a spot about the size of a quarter that needs to heal but it doesn't hurt much. I'm still peeling all over the place but that's just messy. I don't remember bumps but I remember itching but I don't think that I ever itched as bad as you. I was too tender to scratch!

    Maureen
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #13
    EveningStar2 said:

    Yep
    The worst happened after treatment. I have a spot about the size of a quarter that needs to heal but it doesn't hurt much. I'm still peeling all over the place but that's just messy. I don't remember bumps but I remember itching but I don't think that I ever itched as bad as you. I was too tender to scratch!

    Maureen

    You didn't have the bumps? grrrrrrrrrrrrrr lol
    Actually, I am very happy that you didn't. I need to do research as to why some do and some don't. They are just red lil bumps that really itchhhhh! If you are peeling Maureen, that means you are healing, so, I bet it won't be long and your skin will be beautiful again. I haven't been tender so I have scratched. Well, I did. lol The creme I have now really helps. I still have the one bad spot on my collar bone..that got it the worse for some reason. I pray you will be better with each day!
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #14
    EveningStar2 said:

    Yep
    The worst happened after treatment. I have a spot about the size of a quarter that needs to heal but it doesn't hurt much. I'm still peeling all over the place but that's just messy. I don't remember bumps but I remember itching but I don't think that I ever itched as bad as you. I was too tender to scratch!

    Maureen

    Hey Maureen, thanks for your
    Hey Maureen, thanks for your help on here about radiation treatments. I am getting close to the end of them..thank goodness! I can't wait! Radiation just plain sucs! haha

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