Clover
13 years agoMember
Radiation
Radiation - sharing my experience as I couldn't find posts or info that helped me
Firstly,I was told by all, including health professionals that this was the easier side of the treatment that I may get irritated skin toward end of time and fatigue into the treatment. MY Experience ---
From the beginning when I got home I experienced sharp electric type pains through my breast which made me jump in shock and pain. Especially as I wasn't expecting any after symptoms.
I found if I took Panadol each evening after returning home from treatment this held them at bay.
Secondly my skin got so red and nipple sore and cracked and an itch that was at times unbearable and never let up from 3.5 weeks into treatment. Could put little on it and it drove me mad day and night. The itch was severe and prickled also. I was given Panadol forte by another week after wanting to tear at my skin! So bad.
Now that has definitely helped the unrelenting itch and prickly itch so it comes in waves then subsides somewhat. But at least some let up.
The breast is definitely very sore inside also and feels bruised and the nipple now is soooo sore to even brush across ever so lightly.
I only put this on because I don't want other women to think as I did - that something must be wrong with my breast still and worried me when the extra concern and bewilderment is the last thing needed after all the rest of the new trials we have been facing.
Most women I spoke to waiting for treatment had no symptoms like mine except for the itching but I don't believe I can be alone and other women will appreciate reading this and feel comforted knowing everything is still normal and some women obviously do experience more severe reactions through radiation I was one of them and would have liked to know it does happen to some even if it's to just A Few
I also felt each evening sometimes worse than other evenings after treatment that I felt as though I'd been sitting in the sun a bit long through the day -as though I had had a bit too much sun - only way I can explain the slight feeling of heat if that helps anyone
I am at the very end 4 days now having the boost and my breast looks very red and burned but I can put some healing cream on the areas that aren't near the small boost site and am looking forward to the last day indeed!!