Does radiotherapy cause brain fog?
Hi all, I know chemo can cause brain fog, but can this be a side effect of radiation too? I haven't needed chemo, and have had 15 radiotherapy treatments. I'm not overly tired, which is great, but...
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@rose i did 20 sessions rads no chemo. First 16 sessions for whole breast didn’t impact me much wrt fatigue
The last 4 targeting the lump site (“boost”?) knocked me six ways of Sunday. Thankfully first session was a Friday so I could migraine for the weekend, then really tired shortly after second. After third I went into head inflammation (felt like viral meningitis coming on), migraine and intense anxiety - really ugly space. Oncologist okayed that I delay the last one by a day. I turned grey 10 minutes after the fourth treatment and stayed super tired for about 2 weeks.
i asked what the difference in the two treatments was, and they said first was protons which go deeper and second was electrons which are shallower, and in theory the boost should have fewer side effects, but they seemed to think that my response was probably in the range of normal for me.
I think for some reason boost treatment kicked off low blood pressure, which has caused those sort of symptoms for me in the past and it just took about two weeks to settle thank goodness. I don’t understand it, just grateful not to be stuck in that head space I was in during last four treatments.
@rose i did 20 sessions rads no chemo. First 16 sessions for whole breast didn’t impact me much wrt fatigue
The last 4 targeting the lump site (“boost”?) knocked me six ways of Sunday. Thankfully first session was a Friday so I could migraine for the weekend, then really tired shortly after second. After third I went into head inflammation (felt like viral meningitis coming on), migraine and intense anxiety - really ugly space. Oncologist okayed that I delay the last one by a day. I turned grey 10 minutes after the fourth treatment and stayed super tired for about 2 weeks.
i asked what the difference in the two treatments was, and they said first was protons which go deeper and second was electrons which are shallower, and in theory the boost should have fewer side effects, but they seemed to think that my response was probably in the range of normal for me.
I think for some reason boost treatment kicked off low blood pressure, which has caused those sort of symptoms for me in the past and it just took about two weeks to settle thank goodness. I don’t understand it, just grateful not to be stuck in that head space I was in during last four treatments.