Radiotherapy

Hi. When I went to my radiotherapy planning appointment I mentioned that I had shoulder pain due to preexisting injuries and they were a bit uncomfortable during the planing appointment. I was reassured that the treatment time was shorter than the planning but she suggested I take a couple of painkillers before each appointment . I did that for 15 sessions and it certainly helped.
Also if you are able too get to your treatment centre early I would recommend asking for morning appointments, the earlier the better . I was told it couldn’t be guaranteed but I did get early appointments and even though one day one of the machines wasn’t working the backup in appointment times didn’t affect me too much so I had minimal waiting around - made a huge difference and left me with the rest of the day clear.

Best of luck to anybody about to start or going through radiotherapy 

Hi, lovely ladies, there’s a regular monthly radiotherapy thread which I will ‘bump’ so you can see/‘meet’ others going through it.

hope it helps to see other ideas...

Hugs xxx