Radiation post DIEP
Hello all, I am exactly 4 weeks post double mastectomy and DIEP (including complete node clearance) which I had after 6 months of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. I had TNBC in my right breast with 3 node...
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Great you are doing so well with your treatment.
Just food for thought. I had a mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction with no radiotherapy. Cancer did return in the skin of the reconstruction 6 years later. (Very low risk apparently). Not sure if radiotherapy would have prevented that but ended up losing my reconstruction and have now had radiotherapy.
You just have to weigh up what is best for you and be guided by doctors advice.
Best wishes with your continued healing.
Thanks Jane123ā it sucks the cancer came back in the skin of the recon :( and I hope you are doing much better now. My oncologist preferred that I don't skip radiation so I have decided to proceed with it after all.
Hi MOnP
Doing well now thankyou one year down the track.
Look after yourself and rest. Radiotherapy can be quite tiring. A good tip I was given was to put a good amount of sorbelene cream on after the radiotherapy and then a hankie over it under your bra. Will really help reduce skin irritation.
Oh I like the idea of putting the hanky on after the cream, will definitely do that! Thanks š