About to start radiotherapy
I have just had my planning session for radiotherapy on my right breast (mastectomy in July 2019, tissue expander now in place) I was worried about having the tattoos but they were just a scratch. T...
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HI @Tinkat,
Personally, I found radiation (30 rounds) a walk in the park compared to the chemo. It was a pain in the but driving there everyday for 6 weeks but apart from that I got through pretty ok. I had some burning but not until about number 20 or therabouts. I was lucky and never ssuffered from fatigue or anything else really apart from a bit sensitive to the sun.
Tips :
Moogoo udder cream by the bucket load. Some girls use the mepitel film as well. My hospital never mentioned it though.
When it got a bit ouchy and weepy towards the end I used solosite and some soft gauze to take the burn out, then flamazene after I finished which healed everything up pretty quick.
Best part about radiation...........the rope on the wall to pull yourself up with :)
All the best lovely
Personally, I found radiation (30 rounds) a walk in the park compared to the chemo. It was a pain in the but driving there everyday for 6 weeks but apart from that I got through pretty ok. I had some burning but not until about number 20 or therabouts. I was lucky and never ssuffered from fatigue or anything else really apart from a bit sensitive to the sun.
Tips :
Moogoo udder cream by the bucket load. Some girls use the mepitel film as well. My hospital never mentioned it though.
When it got a bit ouchy and weepy towards the end I used solosite and some soft gauze to take the burn out, then flamazene after I finished which healed everything up pretty quick.
Best part about radiation...........the rope on the wall to pull yourself up with :)
All the best lovely