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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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Jwrenn
5 years agoMember
Hi @Halla I didn’t realise how far the beam would go either. Under my arm was where I didn’t put cream on and should have. After I’d finished my treatment was when it went pear shaped and we were in the middle of the first lockdown last year and only had a phone consult with the radiation oncologist. But I started putting Bepanthem antiseptic cream on and it cleared up quickly. You can buy it in the supermarket in the baby section as it’s sold for breast feeding problems.
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