Starting Radiotherapy tomorrow
Hello all,
I have bee away from the site for a while recovering for my last chemo session. All is good but now I am starting to feel nervous and anxious about radiation tomorrow. My main concern is...
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Good luck with the radiotherapy. Some women burn, some don't and it all depends on your skin type and on the strength of the radiation. Each person has the appropriate dose calculated for them and also the field size. In all the literature it says that maximum burn (if you are going to burn) is 14 days after the last treatment. Burns are very manageable and the nursing staff will help you and often provide dressings for you to dress the burn at home if necessary. I had a delayed reaction to both my bouts of radiation, nothing till at least 4 weeks after completing treatment and then dressings for a week. If you have pain with the burns use Lignocaine Ointment 2% on top of the Sorbolene for instant relief.
I live in Melbourne and live a few minutes by car from my treating hospital at Moorabbin, my record was 30 minutes from leaving home to returning!
With love
Joy K