Hello Lee,

Fatigue and skin irritation are common side effects of radiation treatment. For more in-depth information and to find out about ways to help cope with these and other side effects, see:

Radiation 101: Your Guide to Radiation

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/coping-with-treatment-1497-5.html

Best of luck.  - MG

Lee, it seems as many women as receive radiation, there are that many different side effects! As Maria said, common ones are soreness (like a sunburn; sometimes worse, with actual raw patches), and fatigue, which seems to build as you go along. Some women also report their breasts grow hard (like a "microwaved bagel," one of my friends said); and somereport their skin tanning. Both the hardness and the tan fade. And then, some women (I was a lucky one) have no side effects at all... Best of luck, Lee - PJH

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