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September 2020 Radiation Group
Has anyone started radiation in September? Tomorrow marks day 13/20 for me. I’ll have boosts for the last four, days 17-20. I was petrified prior to starting but, knock on wood :) it hasn’t been too bad. My skin is slightly pink. I’m using Triamcinolone 0.1% twice a day and Yoro Organic Manuka Crea in between. How is…
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November 2020 Radiation Group
I may as well start for the new month! I go in today for my first session and have 20 total, I think it’s 16 plus the boost. My last day is probably the day after Thanksgiving as they are open on the Sunday before Thanksgiving To get that day in. I have a little stack of various chemical free lotions/oils including Aloe,…
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Capsular Contracture post radiation with implant/screening
Hello everyone. I had a lumpectomy and completed radiation in Sept of 2019. I had implants prior to my diagnosis and the implants were left as is during the ordeal. 8 months post radiation, I had an annual mammo and it was incredibly painful. My annual is coming up again and I’m worried about it. My breast is much harder…
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Feburary rads group 2021
I've had my consult and will have my staging on Jan 26th. My treatment will start around the 8th so I'm hoping you Feb ladies will jump on here with me. I will have 3 wks of rads and 5 booster appointments. My radiology oncologist is the kind of doc who keeps up with the latest and looks at your specific results .
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January 2021 Radiation Club
My radiation is scheduled to start January 21 with simulation and the actual actual treatments will start January 25. The plan is to do hypofractionated radiation over a 3 week period with 4 boosts to lumpectomy sight the next week. I am definitely nervous and anxious because they plan to radiate the lymph nodes even…
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Podcast: Doctors May Not Recognize the Severity of Radiation SFX
SABCS 2020: Doctors May Not Recognize the Severity of Radiation Side Effects January 19, 2021 Dr. Reshma Jagsi is the Newman Family Professor and deputy chair of the department of radiation oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan. At the 2020 San…
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Radiation Induced Fibrosis
I've just been diagnosed with early RIF post radiation. I went through chemo (4 DD A/C & 4 Taxol) and then finished 33 rad tx's in early October 2009. In early December over night I started experiencing problems and was dx with a breast infection. Started my first round of antibiotics. Now I'm on round 3 of antibotics and…
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Secondary Angiosarcoma of the Breast
I have agonized over whether to post this or not because I in no way wish to scare the daylights out of you who are in radiation treatment or have finished. I do think this is something that rad. onc. need to address as I was never told this could happen, because they do not expect it to happen. See my original dx. at the…
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June 2020 radiation group
Is anyone else starting radiation in June? I start June 10th. I had the CT scan/mapping yesterday. It was weird. 3 people writing on me, putting stickers on, taking pictures of my boobs and hand placement, while I just laid there realizing that this is now my life. I have done pretty good throughout this journey, but…
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Starting radiation March 2020
A group for those starting or having radiation therapy in March. I had my simulation Feb 21, and am now scheduled for a dry run March 4, to begin daily treatment the next day (25 sessions plus 5 boosts, 6 weeks total)
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STINKY...B O...Lump side only,any thoughts??
It's been almost a year after surgery and 9 months since rads and my lump side has a stinky sour-like underarm smell, not on the other side....Could it be from rads?..surgery??.......Does anyone else have a different odor on their surgery underarm side....I use Crystal and works great but not on my lump side...Any…
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May 2020 Radiation
I start radiation May 15th so thought I would start a new thread here. I have my mapping on May 7th. This is my second time here. In 2008 had radiation on the right breast for DCIS without any real problems. Some skin issues that resolved within a month or so. I had 30 treatments. This time will only have 15 for L breast…
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Radiation June 2019
For members starting or continuing radiation therapy in June 2019.
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Radiation-Induced Pleurisy?
Hi - has anyone experienced pleurisy or pleuritis from radiation? I had 10 treatments and went to the ER with severe chest discomfort (shortness of breath, real discomfort breathing or moving, especially lying flat was terrible -thought I was having a stroke or heart attack), and got a diagnosed of Radiation Induced…
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Starting Radiation February 2020
I haven’t seen a thread for those of us starting in February. Anyone else starting this month? I don’t have my start date yet but expect it to be soon!
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Long Term Radiation Side Effects 10+ years After?
I am new to this forum and I am looking for others and help in what I am now experiencing. I had left breast Stage 1, ductal in situ, 1cm in size about 18 years ago. I had a lumpectomy, with a "sandwich" treatment. 3 treatments of chemo consisting of Adriamycin, Cytoxin, and 5 fu, followed by 7 weeks radiation, then 3 more…
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Radiation April 2019
For those starting or continuing radiation in April 2019. Share your experience and tips.
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Savi radiation treatment
Hi, I just completed the 5 days of radiation treatments 2x per day within a 7 day period. The whole process was very painful and exhausting. The removal yesterday was very painful. Today I am exhausted and my breast is swollen and very sore. Is this normal?What is the time period before things start to get better? Thanks…
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Starting Radiation December 2019
Hi All, I will be starting radiation today. Just started the thread for folks starting radiation in december.
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Starting Radiation Sept. 2019
Hi all, I am starting rads on Sept. 11th. I will need 16 treatments. Just wondering if anyone else starts in September. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions to make this easier??
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Radiation side effects?
Hi, I just had my 3rd treatment out of 20.I’m doing deep breath holds during treatments to move my heart out of the way. Yesterday after my second treatment, I had a bad headache, mild nausea, and brain fog. I had a lumpectomy a month ago and no chemo. Today I told the tech that I didn’t feel great yesterday and she said…
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After Radiation
OK NOW WHAT DO WE DO? I finished the Rads 3 weeks ago.Now What??? Kind of cream?deoderant?soap?exercise?etc. How do we get back to our life before BC? And how long is this process.I would like to hear from other sistas what they are doing and how they are feeling after the RADS are over.
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Fat Graft Transfer and the Radiated Breast
I started this thread in 2009, and since that time, further data has been published regarding the efficacy of utilizing stem-cell enriched fat graft transfer in previously irradiated breast tissue. Since links are often malfunctioning, I am posting the most recent information, so that you can easily cut and paste and print…
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Radiation Burns Two Weeks Out
This is really really painful. This picture is 2 weeks from the last radiation treatment (post double mastectomy). Is this normal?
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Starting Radiation in July 2019
I found the "Starting..." thread so very helpful when I was going through chemo. It was really nice to be able to compare notes with folks going through similar stuff at the same time. I had my simulation today and will start radiation in about 2 weeks. I got fitted for my mold and had tattoo's applied. The anticipation…
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Muscle/joint pain after radiation?
I finished my radiation on Dec. 12, 2008. I had 6 weeks, 5 days a week with the last 8 treatments concentrated in the area of my lumpectomy. I was doing okay physically aside from the bad burn and horrible skin rashes. I did everything they told me to do for every related issue. However, I gradually started to get muscle…
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Mepitel Thoughts and Tips
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…
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Low Oncotype DX Recurrence Score: Do I need radiation?
Hi Everyone! My Oncotype DX RS is 17, with an 11% chance of no recurrence with AI alone and a 12% chance of recurrence with AI and chemo. Yes, you read that right. Chemo worsens my recurrence rate. I had 3 lymph nodes removed and with cancer and they also removed the 11 others that had no cancer. I'm in an area where the…
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Pain after Radiation
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2017 and had a Lumpectomy in April followed by Radiation Therapy. I only had 15 sessions of Radiation but did suffer from aching in my rib area on the left side where I was treated. I understand this is normal however now it is September and thinking I would get no more…
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Starting Radiation July 2017
had a RO consul this morning. She was almost as good as my BS who removed total of 5 tumors from both sides. RO said bc left one being stage 1A, no pos node and 1cm margin, no left side radiation for me. Huge relief re not having to risk heart damage. Right side even though margin was 7mm due to 4 pos nodes. I need 30…