Radiotherapy… do I really need it?

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Hi. I’m so confused. I’m due to have 5 sessions of targeted radiotherapy in 3 weeks. I have stage 1 breast cancer, no lymph node involvement and I’ve had a lumpectomy. I’ve been unsure re radiotherapy due to the risk/benefit argument but I reluctantly persuaded myself to sign the paperwork for it.

Had my CT planning scan today and it was awful. Two men were going to do it until I objected then two lovely ladies took over. The CT scan made my eyes ping pong around which was awful and it’s wiped me out for the rest of the day. I’m even more unsure of having targeted radiotherapy now. I feel damned if I do have it and damned if I don’t have it. Any advice to settle me please?

Sparkle498uk 12 hours ago

Hi. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience today. What was awful about it?

I got chatting to a lady on the chemo ward who was having treatment for the second time in her life and I’ll never forget her saying to me, take everything they offer.

I’ve got my initial app tomorrow (not the scan).

Silverberg 4 hours ago

I always find the men gentler and more pleasant than the ladies. That’s in all aspects of nursing and care.
I would say the benefits far out weigh the side effects. There are side effects and consequences to every choice we make. Radiotherapy is there to ensure it doesn’t come back.
Think how you would feel if BC came back and you didn’t have it?
As for being wiped out ,I think we get ourselves so wound up about these things, when they are over we are worn out.

Three times! What did I do?

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