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Tamara-
radiation can cause many strange symptoms and permanent damage. About 2 months after I finished radiation, I developed pain in my breast, chest and rib area along with shortness of breath. I was scared out of my mind to say the least. Had a regular CT scan and a CT scan to rule out pulmonary embolism(sp?) both fortunately both came back negative. I was diagnosed with costochondritis by my oncologist and pleurisy by my primary. The shortness of breath has improved greatly over time. 7 months later I still have various muscle tightness and I can feel knotts and tingles deep in my muscles at times on my radiated side. (I have had numberous scans to rule things out) We're all different and radiation affects all of us differently. Some women have no side effects and some have extreme side effects.
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