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Halla
5 years agoMember
Nearly finished radiation!
Hi all, I’ve done 18/20 radiation sessions and am pleased to report the side effects have been minimal so far. I have had a few waves of tiredness and slow brain recently but pretty minor. Ski...
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Cath62
5 years agoMember
@Halla, I did keep the mepilex on for almost another 2 weeks after radium. I did wear a bra for part of that time as I am a larger bust but at end the fold under boob was too sore so I wore camisoles. I used a soft medical pad that the nurses at radium gave me and I did purchase a few more myself. I also used dermeze as well. I had moogoo and while it is excellent the dermeze gave far more moisture and protection on the sore areas. The only other thing is swelling. I did have that and saw a physio who specifically did lymphatic drainage. She taught me how to massage my breast to reduce the radium swelling. My radium oncologist suggested it. No referral needed. I only went twice because she just taught me how to do it.
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