*** DECEMBER 2021 to MARCH 2022 BREAST CANCER RADIOTHERAPY **

I'm due to see the oncologist regarding radiotherapy on Wednesday and have a tattoo on Thursday next week. I've had a lumpectomy and then a further WLE for dcis to achieve clear margins. My oncology surgeon didn't know whether I would be having the 15 session or intensive 5 sessions of radiotherapy. Does anyone know when these two methods are used please?

Hi

Many centres are now using the 5 fraction regime for early breast cancer as the norm  after the results of the 5 year trial were published in April 2020.

The 5 fraction regime has been found to be equally effective as the 15 fraction regime.

If you want to read more about it you can look for Fast Forward radiotherapy.

Best wishes

Many thanks, I'll look it up. Hopefully, the hospital recommend I have the five day as it's a 90 mile round trip for treatment and not looking forward  to the car journeys!

Wow…. That’s a big trip.

I’m sure they will take that into account.

I had 5 treatments in August and I’m so lucky that I’m only 20 minutes from the Royal Marsden.

Good luck going forward x

Hi Exray girl, you hit the nail on the head, big and floppy .I had a lumpectomy but still have a lot of area still there.

Maybe that’s the problem, let’s hope it be sorted tomorrow. Thanks for your interest, you have reassured me a lot.

I normally take things in my stride, ops, chemo but this has proved the most difficult. 

I hope I didn’t embarrass you !

It makes a bit more sense now…..

Fingers crossed they will sort it tomorrow….. you are not the first and you won’t be the last to need adjustments

xx

You didn’t embarrass me at all. Your help and advise is very reassuring.Thank you 

let’s hope will be resolved tomorrow.Fingers crossed xx

Hi Exray Girl,

just wanted to update you, that I had my treatment today .You were right , there was a lot of measuring, checking but the outcome was  good.The delivered the radiotherapy.The radiographers where very thorough and very professional. 

They kept saying they want to deliver the right treatment for me,

thanks again Exray girl for all your help and advise. Thanks xxx

Hi Kiki62

So glad it went better for you today.

Keep the faith…..

Glad to have helped a bit xx 

This is going to sound pretty lame, but I’m struggling to apply moisturiser to my boob. I can’t bear to touch it as it feels so different and such an odd shape. Plus I can’t feel where I’m touching. I know I’m being pathetic about it.