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Did Mepitel film let anyone else down?
I finished my 25 radiotherapy treatments a week ago (following on from mastectomy and chemo). My radiation oncologist offers Mepatil film, and given the results of the NZ study, I was prepared to put ...
Thanks to all the lovely ladies who chimed in with ideas. I was having a really hard time of things for a while there. Lots of pain and discomfort, not to mention fear, because I really didn't understand why things got so bad. It helped so much hearing from you all.
I saw my oncologist yesterday to ask why things went so badly for me, despite the mepitel film. Apparently it's not uncommon in cases like mine. Because I had lymphovascular invasion, they were treating the very surface of my skin on my chest (among other things). As you would expect, that messes skin up badly. I don't really understand why we bothered with the film in that case, but never mind.
My skin is growing back, my dressings are gone forever and I'm finally done with daily visits to the hospital! It's a good day.
I saw my oncologist yesterday to ask why things went so badly for me, despite the mepitel film. Apparently it's not uncommon in cases like mine. Because I had lymphovascular invasion, they were treating the very surface of my skin on my chest (among other things). As you would expect, that messes skin up badly. I don't really understand why we bothered with the film in that case, but never mind.
My skin is growing back, my dressings are gone forever and I'm finally done with daily visits to the hospital! It's a good day.