**AUGUST RADIOTHERAPY CHAT 2019 **

Hi, I had 6/15 yesterday. I too have various pains and an overall feeling of soreness. I do the braless thing, but i am quite big so although it helps with the soreness i feel the pain is better with one on. So i am doing a bit of both!

what does help is a lot of moisturiser, as much as i can. Drinking loads of water. 

I get the fatigue too. 

Hang in there, we will do this. 

Xxx

Missybb

i use expanders with my bra helps 

swollen. Got mine on amazon 

Hi Margaret,

yes i got some off ebay.

thank you

yvonne x

OMG  I am soooo happy I found this thread!!!! 

I started radiotherapy today after being delayed for 2 weeks.

I've had sharp pains and sore boob after just this one treatment. Did any of you get the same?

Also..

The were playing  'if you like pina colada' while I was having treatment...how are you supposed to keep still when all you need to do is dance???

Hi Jo,

i had 9/15 today. Yes i had just the same. It seemed to get worse gradually day by day, bearable, just sore inside, achy, the sharp pains stopped after a few days.  Then it seems to have plateaued/levelled out now. 

Do talk to the ROs and let them know whats going on. I have big boobs 40E, and I understand that can mean perhaps worse SEs. I am not bright red or even pink. No broken skin  

What as helped me is really slathering on loooads of moisturiser. I use Aproderm Colodial Oat Cream off Amazon, it is like Aveeno except cheaper and without paraffin. It is very soothing. I also drink a lot of water as i got a headache the first few times and the treatment dehydrates you. 

Hope it goes well. Time soon passes, at the beginning it seemed ages now i can see the end! Any questions ask. 

Yvonne xxxx

Forgot to say! Yes i prefer the no music days lol. 

Aaah yes, I have exactly the same size boobs as you! Well at least one boob is still that size

I bought some cream from boots that's SLS free. The sales assistant was lush though and helped me find the cheapest one! 

I'm obviously not happy you had the same SEs but you have put my mind at rest. The leaflets and stuff said 10-15 days before any SEs so I panicked (as I frequently do lol)

No long left for you to go then xxx

No not too long! The most awkward thing for me was underneath where boob touches other skin. I found this became irritable, they suggested bra less, mmm not that comfy with large boobs, i found bra less and loads of moisturiser to prevent skin friction if that makes sense. 

Hopefully you wanted have that problem, just in case you do that helped. Lying down helps but cant do that all the time!

xxxx

for my first treatment it was "Spirit in the sky" playing. I did snigger and when they came back in i said, who picks the music, not sure many people would want to hear "going on up to the spirit in the sky"

he said they did look at the music they played but when its a compilation sometimes they sneak through, he said thank goodness it wasn't "disco inferno" burn baby burn lol 

I loved the music playing seemed to make it go faster xx

now that's funny!!! I'm actually looking forward to what's being played when I go in later! I'll let you know.... xx