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Radiotherapy side effects apart from tiredness ? Any one experienced them?
Hello everyone, I'm sorry if this question has already been asked, I've been reading many information from here as well as in other places etc, I've now had my surgery on the 27th Jan 2023, it was a ...
Hi @Maree72
I had 38 sessions of radiotherapy at Genesis in Sydney 2 years ago and no longer term side effects.
My radiation oncologist is very experienced and said she had to go through all the potential side effects ( like possible damage to heart and lung) to cover all bases even though those were extremely remote.
In my case as it was my left breast I had to do a special type of breathing holding my breath with a device like a snorkel and that was to minimise any possible impact on my lung.
I did get a bit tired towards the end and for a couple of weeks after .
My skin went a bit pink at the end but I used strata xrt cream ( had to send away gir it) and that really helped.
Most places use mepitel to minimise skin damage - I couldn’t use it as I had a weird skin fold.
Like all these things the specialist doctors have weighed up the pros and cons before recommending a course of action so to dine extent you just have to trust them and not ocercthink it.
I had 38 sessions of radiotherapy at Genesis in Sydney 2 years ago and no longer term side effects.
My radiation oncologist is very experienced and said she had to go through all the potential side effects ( like possible damage to heart and lung) to cover all bases even though those were extremely remote.
In my case as it was my left breast I had to do a special type of breathing holding my breath with a device like a snorkel and that was to minimise any possible impact on my lung.
I did get a bit tired towards the end and for a couple of weeks after .
My skin went a bit pink at the end but I used strata xrt cream ( had to send away gir it) and that really helped.
Most places use mepitel to minimise skin damage - I couldn’t use it as I had a weird skin fold.
Like all these things the specialist doctors have weighed up the pros and cons before recommending a course of action so to dine extent you just have to trust them and not ocercthink it.