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Abbydog
3 years agoMember
My treatments were all in 2020
Mastectomy with axillary clearance, Chemo and R/T. In that order.
I had a planning session 4 weeks before R/T started.
I then had 5 weeks, 25 sessions. I strongly recommend Mepitel, if you are offered it.
I did not burn. I did not get very tired.
If I had any tiredness it was from all of the appointments that I drove myself to.
I was able to take a 6 day holiday with family and travelled the day after R/T finished.
They don't usually do R/T on Public Holidays. (where I went, a public hospital)
Where my R/T was done, there was 1 day the machine was not available.
When I received my dates for treatment, it was to finish one week day later.
But we were going away. So they arranged for a make up session, and did me twice one day.
One was early and the other done late on the same day.
Of the ladies who seem to burn, it is usually around the third week.ou mention
Hopefully Easter will be ok, unless you are doing all of the catering. Surely other people can do some things. Perhaps before the event you could ask for an early appointment, then go home and rest.
I don't think that it will be as bad as you may expect.
I hope this helps a little.
Mastectomy with axillary clearance, Chemo and R/T. In that order.
I had a planning session 4 weeks before R/T started.
I then had 5 weeks, 25 sessions. I strongly recommend Mepitel, if you are offered it.
I did not burn. I did not get very tired.
If I had any tiredness it was from all of the appointments that I drove myself to.
I was able to take a 6 day holiday with family and travelled the day after R/T finished.
They don't usually do R/T on Public Holidays. (where I went, a public hospital)
Where my R/T was done, there was 1 day the machine was not available.
When I received my dates for treatment, it was to finish one week day later.
But we were going away. So they arranged for a make up session, and did me twice one day.
One was early and the other done late on the same day.
Of the ladies who seem to burn, it is usually around the third week.ou mention
Hopefully Easter will be ok, unless you are doing all of the catering. Surely other people can do some things. Perhaps before the event you could ask for an early appointment, then go home and rest.
I don't think that it will be as bad as you may expect.
I hope this helps a little.