Endocrine therapy
How soon after ray treatment finished did you start taking antihormone treatment? I will finish ray next week and see my oncologist two weeks later? Should I be trying to book an earlier appt? Thanks.
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- I started mine before rads.
- THankyou everyone, yes I plan to enjoy the break from treatment. Thanks for skin advice too. So far good.
- As others have said, 2-4 weeks is pretty standard.
Hope your skin is holding up ok. - Yep - 2-4 weeks is pretty well the norm, tho my Onc said it could be longer if I wanted my holiday to Norfolk Island BEFORE I started (4-6 weeks later!) I opted for Rads first, then 2 weeks after that, my holiday, so I could enjoy it, knowing rads was over! :)
Enjoy your break, @Frances54 - keep lathering up with the lotions, as the warmth continues for the next 3-4 weeks so vital to keep the moisture up to it. If you see any extreme redness or the skin breaks down - make sure you ring your breast care nurse or the nurses at the radiology Dept for advice or get it checked out.
All the best xxx - Ahhh. Enjoy the no treatment break.
- My understanding is two to four weeks seems to be the timeframe.
