radiation!
feeling concerned that my radiation is not happening soon enough , my surgery was on 17th dec and my first radiation is not starting till 27 January ,is it usually this long??
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with luck you may find you get offered a product called mepitel
. Sorta like a,heavy plastic wrap which by all accounts wraps around chest/breast and protects skin from burning. There’s a few pros and cons to,it but I’m certainly going to,ask for it when i see my radiation consultants .Do a google search on it , plus search here for others comments .
I have seen pics of patients radiation burns without it . I know here on Sunshine Coast they use it . It may not be readily available where you are but do some research and ask.
. Sorta like a,heavy plastic wrap which by all accounts wraps around chest/breast and protects skin from burning. There’s a few pros and cons to,it but I’m certainly going to,ask for it when i see my radiation consultants .Do a google search on it , plus search here for others comments .
I have seen pics of patients radiation burns without it . I know here on Sunshine Coast they use it . It may not be readily available where you are but do some research and ask.
I’ll,also be starting hormone treatment soon but to be honest I haven’t discussed it with oncologist as it’s almost the last step in my treatment and I’m only now even thinking of it ( before it was getting through step 1 chemo, then the side effects with PN and heart issues with herceptin , then step 2 surgery).