Radiation Treatment
Hi Ladies, I have just completed my first four treatments of radiation and it's home for the weekend. I was an absolute mess on the first day. I think you ladies refer to it as a meltdown! Lack of sl...
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Hi Maria, Catscrapcats is a great handle. I know exactly where your coming from with the emotional breakdown. Mine came on my last day. We are so fragile and it only takes a word to break the veneer. With my meltdown I actually wrote to my Onco. OMG I can't believe I did that. He liked my letter - it was emotionally raw and let him know how we feel at given times. He added that it takes a letter like this to have the staff re think their jobs as it does become routine for them. He shared it with them - cringe.
Anyway, sorry to hear you're having a rough time with the rads. I was fortunate with mine except for the nipple which still get sore 8 weeks post, but was told if I did have severe burning to put the moisturizing cream in the fridge before application. I used MooGoo and thought it great. Don't forget not to use soap in the shower. Also I suggest not using a towel but using flannelette to dab yourself dry. I used scrap flannelette from spotlight under my boobs and at the side of the bra to stop the rub and to absorb sweat during the day. Hang in there.