Anyone else had a staph infection from radiotherapy?

Oh Georgie, 

Sounds like it's a bit rough for you at the moment. The 'pimples' you've got all over your chest and between your breasts sound like what I've got - like little popped blisters. Hang in there, sister - we'll be done soon! 

That's what we have to hold onto - it's only a couple more weeks. My oncologist says I can just do 5 weeks, so I finish on Friday week - counting the days.

We'll all get through this. Think about the moment of diagnosis and how far we have come. We are strong and we're going to beat this bastard!

With Love

Jo x

Oh Georgie, 

Sounds like it's a bit rough for you at the moment. The 'pimples' you've got all over your chest and between your breasts sound like what I've got - like little popped blisters. Hang in there, sister - we'll be done soon! 

That's what we have to hold onto - it's only a couple more weeks. My oncologist says I can just do 5 weeks, so I finish on Friday week - counting the days.

We'll all get through this. Think about the moment of diagnosis and how far we have come. We are strong and we're going to beat this bastard!

With Love

Jo x

Hi Mich,

It must be so hard to have to come down from the country for this (I love your part of the world). Will you have any of your family with you?

I am working full time but I would like to catch up, so message me when you're settled and we'll see if we can work something out. 

Hang in there - you'll be fine!

Jo x

Hi Jo

I having my radiotherapy at Charlie Gardiner and staying at Crawford Lodge.

I live in Port Denison/Dongara 65klms south of Geraldton.  it is a lovely spot.

I hope you do heal very quickly and your infection clears up with the antibiotics, if not maybe suggest they try different one which worked for me :-)  until it decided to return months later.........

Maybe we can catch up for a coffee

Mich xoxo

Thanks hislandglen - I appreciate your good wishes.

Glad to hear it eventually heals quickly! I'm just going to grit my teeth and get on with it so this radiotherapy will be all done and dusted! It was such a bummer that I started to blister in week one, but I know how lucky I am in the scheme of things. I think being positive is half the battle. Getting good wishes from all the women on this site is one of things that 'keeps us going', so thanks and hope you're going well too.

Jo x

Hi girls

I am sorry to hear you are both doing the radiotherapy the tough way.  I am due to start mine next week and not looking forward to it but I am hoping I will breeze through it cause I have done it tough through the chemo and feel I need a break about now.

But I had a staph infection  after my second surgery which continued on for months and constant antibiotics.  It only cleared with a change of antibiotics which I had suggested a few times and it was only when I saw a different oncologist that she put me on a different tablet and the infection cleared up.  But unfortunately i feel that the infection has returned!!!!!!!!  I will get it checked early next week.  I am not feeling unwell from the infection yet thank god and fingers crossed I don't as i didn't have any fevers or unwellness last time.  I am not happy about going in to rads with an infection.

I thought you could only get an infection from an open wound Jo.  Did you have split skin which allowed an infection to take hold?  I don;t have any medical experience so I don't have any idea. 

I am wishing both you girls well on the rest of your Rads journey and then your ongoing journey following your current treatment.  Hopefully you will be able to get some normality back in to your life following this rolla coaster road we are currently on.

I hope to hear how you are going.  I am trying to stay positive that I will breeze through Rads as so many people say it is much easier than chemo.  I am looking at 35 zaps over 7 weeks.  I will have to be away from home and in Perth for that period of time.

Hubby and I are currently enjoying a week of holidays.  One nightwas spent  in Sydney to catch up with my new NBCA website friend which was wonderful to finally meet face to face and now hubby and I are spending a wonderful time in Tassie until Monday and then it is back to Perth to continue the next stage of my BC journey. 

Take care, thinking of you and wishing you wellness.

Mich xoxoxo

Hi girls

I am sorry to hear you are both doing the radiotherapy the tough way.  I am due to start mine next week and not looking forward to it but I am hoping I will breeze through it cause I have done it tough through the chemo and feel I need a break about now.

But I had a staph infection  after my second surgery which continued on for months and constant antibiotics.  It only cleared with a change of antibiotics which I had suggested a few times and it was only when I saw a different oncologist that she put me on a different tablet and the infection cleared up.  But unfortunately i feel that the infection has returned!!!!!!!!  I will get it checked early next week.  I am not feeling unwell from the infection yet thank god and fingers crossed I don't as i didn't have any fevers or unwellness last time.  I am not happy about going in to rads with an infection.

I thought you could only get an infection from an open wound Jo.  Did you have split skin which allowed an infection to take hold?  I don;t have any medical experience so I don't have any idea. 

I am wishing both you girls well on the rest of your Rads journey and then your ongoing journey following your current treatment.  Hopefully you will be able to get some normality back in to your life following this rolla coaster road we are currently on.

I hope to hear how you are going.  I am trying to stay positive that I will breeze through Rads as so many people say it is much easier than chemo.  I am looking at 35 zaps over 7 weeks.  I will have to be away from home and in Perth for that period of time.

Hubby and I are currently enjoying a week of holidays.  One nightwas spent  in Sydney to catch up with my new NBCA website friend which was wonderful to finally meet face to face and now hubby and I are spending a wonderful time in Tassie until Monday and then it is back to Perth to continue the next stage of my BC journey. 

Take care, thinking of you and wishing you wellness.

Mich xoxoxo

Hi girls

I am sorry to hear you are both doing the radiotherapy the tough way.  I am due to start mine next week and not looking forward to it but I am hoping I will breeze through it cause I have done it tough through the chemo and feel I need a break about now.

But I had a staph infection  after my second surgery which continued on for months and constant antibiotics.  It only cleared with a change of antibiotics which I had suggested a few times and it was only when I saw a different oncologist that she put me on a different tablet and the infection cleared up.  But unfortunately i feel that the infection has returned!!!!!!!!  I will get it checked early next week.  I am not feeling unwell from the infection yet thank god and fingers crossed I don't as i didn't have any fevers or unwellness last time.  I am not happy about going in to rads with an infection.

I thought you could only get an infection from an open wound Jo.  Did you have split skin which allowed an infection to take hold?  I don;t have any medical experience so I don't have any idea. 

I am wishing both you girls well on the rest of your Rads journey and then your ongoing journey following your current treatment.  Hopefully you will be able to get some normality back in to your life following this rolla coaster road we are currently on.

I hope to hear how you are going.  I am trying to stay positive that I will breeze through Rads as so many people say it is much easier than chemo.  I am looking at 35 zaps over 7 weeks.  I will have to be away from home and in Perth for that period of time.

Hubby and I are currently enjoying a week of holidays.  One nightwas spent  in Sydney to catch up with my new NBCA website friend which was wonderful to finally meet face to face and now hubby and I are spending a wonderful time in Tassie until Monday and then it is back to Perth to continue the next stage of my BC journey. 

Take care, thinking of you and wishing you wellness.

Mich xoxoxo