Radiation Therapy
Hi all, to my disbelief , I, like many more women have been diagnosed with Early Stage Breast Cancer on the 10th Feb 2014.
My Journey has now begun .
I have never felt so alone in my life. Numb i...
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Hi Neen,
I am sorry that you have to go through this journey. I was diagosed last year and it still doesn't seem real, even though I have had a lumpectomy, axcillary clearance, 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation. I like you, are more concerned for my adult childen (especially my girls) as they don't always say too much.
Anyway, as for radiation, I had 6 weeks of radiation and used lots and lots of cream. In Ballarat, they gave a sorbolene and then when the itches started they added lignocaine to it, which is a numbing agent. I used that 2-4 times per day as well as Aloe Vera. Fortuneately, my skin handled radiation really well with only a few small blisters. Just look after your skin really well. I was tired, but I was tired from enduring chemo so I didn't notice it all that much. I must say though that 2 weeks post radiation, I am feeling fairly washed out.
Good luck with your treatment and remember to look after you! If you are tired, then rest.
Sally xx