To do radiation or not

I think when we are faced with every aspect of treatment for BC it is so overwhelming and tiring. I have had 6 months of chemo AC then Taxol, I have just finished 5 weeks of radiation therapy and have a mastectomy with aux clearance scheduled in September. Each step has had it's own worries and what if's but I wouldn't not have followed the treatment plan my specialists have advised. Radiation therapy is not the horror story some people believe it to be, yes my skin is pink and in some places especially over my collarbone it's red and angry looking but I know that it will heal. I have been really diligent with moisturising and as Mel said Solugel really helps in the areas that are a bit tender. I have no pain at all even though a week after treatment I am still very red in the treatment areas, I was told to expect that it could worsen for at least 10 days after treatment had finished. Fatigue didn't really hit me until this week, so I am resting and letting myself heal in time for the next bout.  For me I just want to do everything I can to make sure those microscopic "fkrs" are gone so that I can move on and heal. My skin and Lymph nodes were the main target of the radiation so the redness was what my Rad Onc was wanting that gives me peace of mind when I see how red it currently is. The part that annoyed me the most was the cost, that and not getting an eve tan across my chest ;)