Radiation after lumpectomy

@viking1 Please keep influencing my test results & sending me good vibes!!! thanks for your kind words of support & you are right....one day at a time. We have so much to deal with going through this ordeal & it is such a waste of my energy to worry about something i can't control yet when I have other things I should be dealing with like looking after myself, healing my wound, doing exercises etc. I'll deal with the outcome when it presents itself! I did think of having a little holiday but as I am only a casual, I need to work as much as I can as I don't get sick leave & when I start my rad (see, I'm trying to influence my results too!), I will need to live away from home so I won't be able to work at all. I live in the country & I will have to drive 2 1/2 hrs to get to Adelaide to have my treatment. I will stay with my sister through the week & come home on weekends so I figured I will have my "holiday" when I am in Adelaide staying with my sister!! The Adelaide Fringe Festival will probably be on then so i  will have heaps of shows to go to!! My husband also works some weekends so the timimg of a getaway hasn't worked out but I reckon I might try to plan one for when it's finished so thanks for that idea!! Interesting news about the Mepitel & the new product you have found. Thanks for the info. I am very small breasted (& even smaller since the lumpectomy) so maybe that's why they chose the Mepitel & I am only having 16 treatments so hopefully it won't have time to get smelly. I also don't use creams with it & they can replace it if it starts to peel so maybe I'll get them to do it if it starts to stink. i remember the nurse saying that they have a bit of trouble putting it on some women & maybe that is becausw they are bigger breasted. We have to trust that they do the right thing by us both & offer us the products that work best for us! Sorry to hear that you are in pain at the moment. You are obviously trying to do the right thing by exercising & it has turned on you & given you pain. You sound like me. I am dying to get running again. I run 10kms 3 times a week & exercise but haven't been game enough yet in case I go backwards.It's 7 weeks since my op so it should be Ok now but i remember my breast care nurse saying that the first 6 weeks I need to  go steady as that is when you could do damage & interfere with the healing of your wound. That scared me a little as I had been in a lot of pain, not in my breast but underneath where the surgeon took the flesh from to fill in my gap. I thought I'd done too much around the house & lifting things that were maybe too heavy so i thought I'd better stop & just rest until my 6 weeks were up. I am dying to get back into exercise but know I will have to start slow & there is probably no way I will be able to do my 10km run the first time so I'll gradually have to increase. I guess you will have to do the same with your weights & start slowly. We don't want exercise to be our enemy but when it is causing you so much pain i can understand why you are so frustrated. Look after yourself & be kind to your body. maybe you should go on a break after your treatment also & book into a spa retreat & get pampered! Hope your pain heals & good luck with the 3M Cavilon film. I hope it improves your irritation & makes the rad more tolerable for you. Thanks for your love & support & I'm sending it right back at you!!   Hugs xx