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Next Phase
Hi, after 6 months of Chemo treatment I am now at the next phase of my treatment. My specialists have decided to go with Radio therapy prior to my surgery, it will most likely be for 5 weeks but I will find out more tomorrow when I meet with my radio oncologist. I know many of you have had this as part of your treatment also and that like everything we go through all of us have different experiences etc, just wondering if there's any hints or tips on the best way to prepare my skin beforehand? My Mum had 6 weeks of radiation a couple of years ago so I am up to speed on the Moo Goo udder cream and it's benefits for the treatment period , her skin coped really well until the last week or so. I think I'll be receiving treatment to my neck area ( preventative ) and my left breast
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- Thanks , I hope that it goes well and quickly too. Good luck on your last chemo it's great to get that over and done with. Such a massive thing to go through.
- Thanks kat09 for the reply. Makes sense now. Hope radiation is a breeze for you. Let us know how your experience goes with it. And yes let's hope it blasts the F out of it. One more chemo for me thank goodness. Mastectomy here I come.
- Hi Lisa, @LMK74 , they decided to do radiation prior to my surgery as I still have some skin involvement and my specialist wants to ensure that there's no microscopic cells lurking under the skin. She's trying to preserve as much skin as possible.I had my tatts today and got all measured up ready for things to start on Monday, another step closer to the end of treatment. I was advised today to start moisturising my skin twice daily as it will help ( I already do each morning anyway so no biggy ) My Mum used the Moo Goo udder cream while she had her Chemo and it was really good for her, the nurses also advised me to use their products including the bodywash and deodorant as they are really gentle on the skin.I am really excited that I now get a big 5 days to myself with no Drs, tests or treatments until it all starts for 5 weeks. hopefully they nuke the F#@#*R right out of me!
- @Kate09 I also had radiation to left breast and neck. I freaked out too when the neck was mentioned. However it depends where on the neck radiation is targeted that may result in sore throat. I was okay.
Like Zoffiel the biggest pest is the fatigue at the end. So glad you are close to the finish line. - They are switching to Cetaphil
- Have had a lot of success with Dermaveen wash and cream for looking after my skin - the radiotherapy Centre supplied Sorbolene and discontinued it switching to another product will look up which
- Thanks Zoffiel, I've also heard the horror stories of radiation to the neck and straight away I was freaking out. My mum died from lung cancer two years ago but she was stage four and all through her by time of diagnosis. Just terrible. Thanks for answering my question.
I did have a sore throat. While at the time it feels like it is your whole world I can say that my worries didn't match up with what happened.
I had a dear friend who dies of lung cancer several years ago. When it was suggested I have radiotherapy to my neck I had a shit fit because I remembered how damaging it was for Trish. Completely different cancer and treatment but as soon as I heard radiotherapy and neck in the same sentence I started stockpiling avocados ( assuming that's all I would be able to eat) That was pretty silly, but that's where my head was. In the end it wasn't fun, but it started late and stopped pretty quickly.
We can only hope for the best and this stuff gives us the best chance of survival. For me, the fatigue is the worst thing about that phase of treatment. I drove myself 200km a day for 6 weeks to do it, but it's only now, a month later, that my tiredness is starting to be a problem. I'd thought I'd have it sorted by now. Too impatient, apparently.
- Zoffiel, I will be having rads to my neck also and the rads doctor said I will have a sore throat. Did you get that and how long and how bad is it.
- Kat09, why radiation first then surgery. Is there a benefit to having it this way. I'm meeting with my surgeon this Wednesday to discuss surgery as my last chemo next Tuesday yay.
