radiotherapy for DCIS after surgery
i am very nervous about getting radiotherapy after removal of a DCIS in my left breast. I am told that I will have to use a technique (DIBH) Deep breath hold technique. Some hospitals use a manual met...
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Hi @lmiller
I'm 19 of 25 fractions down of left sided radiotherapy using dibh. I was worried about it before I started but it's really been no problem for me so far. You only have to hold your breath for between 10 to 20 seconds and they let you control when you take the breaths in. I get a screen with lines on it and you have to get the white line in the middle with your breath before they will beam you. It's a bit like a strange sort of computer game! I have a background as a musician playing woodwind musical instruments and also singing so that may have helped me. Also I do qigong and meditation and apparently that helps too as does yoga as all are focused on breath control.
Best wishes.
I'm 19 of 25 fractions down of left sided radiotherapy using dibh. I was worried about it before I started but it's really been no problem for me so far. You only have to hold your breath for between 10 to 20 seconds and they let you control when you take the breaths in. I get a screen with lines on it and you have to get the white line in the middle with your breath before they will beam you. It's a bit like a strange sort of computer game! I have a background as a musician playing woodwind musical instruments and also singing so that may have helped me. Also I do qigong and meditation and apparently that helps too as does yoga as all are focused on breath control.
Best wishes.