••• January Radiotherapy Club 2020 •••

Thanks justtheone.  Very helpful reply and very comforting xx

Thanks Cate.  I wish I knew how to tag people.  Your reply was very helpful.  I will try the visual imagery xxx

Hi

To tag members just type the 'at' email symbol then without a space type their name.

You should see a drop down list as you type but type it out in full as some members have very similar names.

Note; this doesn't work with all devices - some Android users have found it either doesn't happen or is fickle.

Give it a go to see if it works for you

G n' J

Hi everyone 

im starting on 13 January, I’m pretty anxious about it but keep telling myself it can’t be as brutal as the chemo was.....

Also I have to stay at the hospital during the week as my hospital doesn’t do radiotherapy and I’m too far away to travel everyday so that’s making me nervous too.

Nothings been said to me about using any creams etc. I’m at hospital this week for my first herceptin injection so will ask then.

xxx

Hi

Are you having your rads in Edinburgh as you did for other treatment then ?

Would be great if you had a friend or relatives in the area to avoid the boredom of being away from home Mon-Fri.

As for creams etc if you click this link it's from very first message at the top of the page about rads tips.

Waterjel R1 & R2 are really good but most GP's won't prescribe them as it costs around £70.  A high value (80%+) Aloe Vera kept in the fridge can be soothing but won't fix your skin should you start to get rads dermatitis.

You may be advised about cream when you have your Herceptin but Oncology and Radiology are usually dif depts and may not have the best info ?

Take care, G n' J

Hi

Yes rads at Western General Edinburgh. Had my surgery and chemo at Dumfries hospital.

Thanks for the advice

xx

Hi If you get bored there are lots of buses to central Edinburgh and Princess Street from the other side if the main road. There is a big M&S on Princes Street with a great food hall in the basement, and a smallish Sainsbury's  round the corner on St Andrews Square. There's also a good sized Waitrose across the road and round the corner from thr hospital (Google it), which you might find handy as the food choices in the shops at the Western is limited (I never found the big staff canteen, which I imagine you'll be using). There is a free magazine called 'The List" which tells you about what's on in Edinburgh and is available from lots of places including galleries and museums.  Good luck with the treatment! X

Hi I'm starting rads at Edinburgh Western General on the 13th too! What's your time slot?...mine is 15.00 the first week. I'm coming down from Fife (50 mins) and wouldn't mind meeting up for a coffee before or after if you're at a loose end x

Should also have said when I saw the consutant a couple of weeks ago (Marjory McLennan) she told me we would get 2 creams...a moisturiser and a steroid.

Hi, ,

I had to stay, well, not in hospital, but in a Lodge beside it, and not in Edinburgh, but in Dublin during three weeks before Christmas. I did similar to what Londonmum proposed to you: Went to the city centre, museums, galleries, shops, walked to explore places. That way the days were quite interesting, not so the evenings, though.

I found radiotherapy quite easy. No comparison to chemotherapy. Wish you well with it!