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What to expect with radiation treatment
I have been told I am borderline but Dr recommends radiation treatment due to original size of tumour ($28,000 per treatment I'd recommend it too!). I finished chemo on 28 Jun 2019, had a mastectomy ...
Hi @Ctoo - I totally understand your apprehension. I was terrified about radiation too as I’d heard so many horror stories and my own mother in law was one of them.
My radiation experience however, turned out to be much better than I could have imagined.
I had bilateral radiation and went five days a week for seven weeks. I went early in the morning then straight to work after, and it was really fine.
My skin held up really well. I used the strata gel and it was great and tons of sorbelene. They say it gets worse about 7-10 days after you finish and that’s what happened to me. I was pretty red and my skin did peel but I really didn’t experience a terrible amount of pain, it was just itchy and hot like a bad sunburn. Then all of a sudden it gets much better, very quickly.
Best of luck with it all!
My radiation experience however, turned out to be much better than I could have imagined.
I had bilateral radiation and went five days a week for seven weeks. I went early in the morning then straight to work after, and it was really fine.
My skin held up really well. I used the strata gel and it was great and tons of sorbelene. They say it gets worse about 7-10 days after you finish and that’s what happened to me. I was pretty red and my skin did peel but I really didn’t experience a terrible amount of pain, it was just itchy and hot like a bad sunburn. Then all of a sudden it gets much better, very quickly.
Best of luck with it all!