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I would just ask your BC nurse for the exercise sheet. It is basically just lifting your bent arm up level with your shoulders and then above the head. I shall try to find my sheet and take a pic.

Re the restless legs: it may be worth getting your iron levels checked. Could be totally unrelated, but this is often a common cause of restless leg syndrome. X

If they are going to give you radiotherapy for the left breast, they are going to ask you to hold your breath for 20 seconds. That is all you need to do. No other exercises. I had no problems with this and it was even after having covid. If you want, just practice that twice a day. In a session you have to hold your breath for 20 seconds about 15 times or so. Dont stress about it though. Just do it regularly over the next two weeks so that you can comfortably do it during the sessions.

Yes good advice Capazi.I practised for 2 weeks holding my breath as I was rubbish at it initially as I have bad asthma. But practicing helped and although difficult (mine was for nearer 40 seconds) I managed it.

Mag123

I agree with everything you have said, although you saying ‘the radiotherapy was just to kill off any remaining cells which could have re grown” - that’s a huge worry for me so I don’t think I will consider myself cancer free until after the radiotherapy. They have already made my one year scan date for November

your comments about not being able to do anything about it coming back are so positive and inspirational. ‘Time given back to you’ - so true but I have never thought about it like that, thank you I will keep reminding myself of that phrase. Keep in and we will definitely remind you of your positivity ! x

Capazi

thank you, yes it is the left. When I went for the planning meeting I had to hold my breath for 25 seconds so I’m assuming it will be that again. I wasn’t told to practice so good to know to do so. Why do they do it 15 times !?

I will be practicing, can’t believe they didn’t tell me this 

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They firstly have to position you. That takes longest. While they do that  they might ask you to hold your breath to check measurements are good. Usually a few times. Then when they say you  you have to hold your breath. They will do this more than once. Around 3 to 4 times and then the machine moves around and they zap you again. Hope that makes sense? It is over before you know it though. Not long at all. It took longest for them to position me but you just lie back and relax  they do all the work. 

Good description of the process. Mine only took longer because of the damage to my vertebrae.

I am going to try to attach photos of the exercises

Mag123

thank you so much I have screen shot the exercises