How long after the sessions have finished do the side effects start and what are they? My son finishes his 5 weeks on Friday the 13th.
My husband has just had his scans 6 weeks post radio which is the earliest they do them apparently. We’ve been told surgery is at least 12 weeks post radio as the radio can carry on working for at least 12 weeks so they like to wait for it to do as much as possible before operating. X
Thank you hope you're husband goes on ok. Is it a big operation I am starting to worry now
Is the surgeon based at the Northern General? I saw my colorectal guy at the Northern, radiotherapy consultant at Weston Park, and oncologist at the Hallamshire. Could you check the details online for the person he is seeing at Weston Park, or is it someone he has seen there before?
Sarah xx
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