Radiotherapy at The Alfred, Melbourne
Hi all, Originally I was meant to have five weeks of radiotherapy at Peter Mac in Moorabbin. My radiation oncologist is a very nice guy but he felt radiation would do me minimal benefit. He wanted...
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Hi all,
I had the last chemotherapy done on 4 April 2017 and started radiotherapy on 1 May at the Alfred Hospital. I was as usual worried about the radiotherapy as a few friends had open wounds and said that radiotherapy was worse than chemo. I can't believe three weeks went past so fast and my treatment is over last Friday! It was actually easier than chemo for me!
I am just wanting to share that the staff and the doctor I saw at the Alfred are truly amazing. It made my experience a much easier one! At the Alfred, treatment for my case was 3 weeks (15 days) which I only found out when I saw Dr Karen Taylor (she's amazing and so understanding and patient) for my initial consult. So hubby took me twice a week and I travel via train 3 days on my own. It was actually my first time traveling on trains yes lol (I actually loved the reading and snacking I could do on the train haha) but it went well, way better than driving from my home in the South East to Prahan where the Alfred is (traffic was stressful!).
My radiation site is tight and the usual cording around the armpit which needs good stretching exercises. The skin is browner and a little irritated but no blistering or broken skin yay! I also used freshly cut aloe vera gel every day after treatment.
Any of you doing radiotherapy can consider the Alfred. I am so glad I got referred there by my first lovely radiation oncologist Dr Steven David from Peter Mac Moorabbin.
xxx
**with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26)**
I had the last chemotherapy done on 4 April 2017 and started radiotherapy on 1 May at the Alfred Hospital. I was as usual worried about the radiotherapy as a few friends had open wounds and said that radiotherapy was worse than chemo. I can't believe three weeks went past so fast and my treatment is over last Friday! It was actually easier than chemo for me!
I am just wanting to share that the staff and the doctor I saw at the Alfred are truly amazing. It made my experience a much easier one! At the Alfred, treatment for my case was 3 weeks (15 days) which I only found out when I saw Dr Karen Taylor (she's amazing and so understanding and patient) for my initial consult. So hubby took me twice a week and I travel via train 3 days on my own. It was actually my first time traveling on trains yes lol (I actually loved the reading and snacking I could do on the train haha) but it went well, way better than driving from my home in the South East to Prahan where the Alfred is (traffic was stressful!).
My radiation site is tight and the usual cording around the armpit which needs good stretching exercises. The skin is browner and a little irritated but no blistering or broken skin yay! I also used freshly cut aloe vera gel every day after treatment.
Any of you doing radiotherapy can consider the Alfred. I am so glad I got referred there by my first lovely radiation oncologist Dr Steven David from Peter Mac Moorabbin.
xxx
**with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26)**