I’ve just finished a five day course of radiotherapy. No ill effects so far but I’ve been warned it may be a couple of weeks before I feel the full effects (if any) in terms of pain/inflammation.
I have a foreign holiday booked in two weeks and wonder how manageable the pain is likely to be.
I’m not so bothered about the potential for exhaustion as I can take it easy once we get to our destination but I’m worried about the possible level of paiN
Any thoughts please
Hi
I had a 10 day course of radiotherapy and didn't get any pain or suffer from exhaustion. I did continue light exercise eg walking throughout my treatment so don't know if that helped.
Enjoy your holiday
Hi SEE, I had 15 days of radiotherapy plus boosts on each sessions. I used Aveeno and aloe Vera throughout and continued for some time after. Whilst my boob went a bit red it wasn’t particularly sore or painful. I carried on working throughout and would have treatment and go straight on to work. I did also have some sore bones but this was only if I touched them. If I didn’t touch I would never have known. I did experience much tiredness or exhaustion like some people seem to say they get. I drank plenty of water too. Everyone seems to experience side effects differently but for me radiotherapy was never really any problem. Enjoy your holiday and keep covered in the sun.
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Thanks. So far I’ve had nothing more than a bit of “pinkness” after radiotherapy. After surgery (I had two ops) I healed really really quickly with very little pain other than whilst the drain was in place so I can’t help but think I’ve been very lucky. I’m just worried I won’t carry on being so lucky. So fingers crossed.
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