What to expect from treatment and ways to cope with side effects.
Are you scheduled to start radiation soon? Let's make a space where we can encourage each other who are traveling radiation road together — share experiences, get tips, ask questions and get answers from those who've "been there." We encourage you to share your diagnosis, any previous treatment you've had, and your…
Hello, I am 53yrs and was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) in May 25. I had a lumpectomy and SLNB in June. Histopathology: ER+ (95%); PR+ (2%); HER2 neg; Ki67 10%; N0 (node neg); I had two further surgeries. One for a bleeding complication and the other for a re-excision of the anterior margin.…
I just wanted to mention a side effect that I had this year from Rads on my C7/T1 vertebrae last year, I am not sure if this is the right topic/forum for this but here goes.'' I was having hoarseness and a cough at the beginning of June this year and notice my voice was getting worse, I started having choking and…
I've learned so much on these boards that I wanted to give back a little and share some things I learned for anyone thinking about trying Mepitel fIlm for radiation. I only ended up using the film for half of my radiation treatment because I was allergic to it. But at my one month follow-up appointment, my RO was surprised…
I'm not sure where this goes with respect to topics, as I am no longer in treatment, so I am taking a stab at it. There was no mention of the possibility of radiation induced fibrosis when I met with the nurse or the radiation oncologist. The written resource they gave me was a booklet from the National Cancer Institute…
For all of my mammograms, ultrasounds, etc. the techs were female. I was surprised when I got to my first radiation treatment and went to lay down on the table, a guy I had never seen before came up and told me to take my arm out of the gown. Maybe it's common, but it really caught me off guard when I was already feeling…
Is anyone else starting radiation in October? I was supposed to start today but it took them so long to do the x-rays and more markings that they mercifully postponed the treatment until tomorrow--which is October. I will be having 30 treatments over six weeks.
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