radiotherapy and headache

Hi, I don't think that's a common side effect of radiotherapy to be honest, but might be worth mentioning to the R/T team at your next session.  I also found this booklet on the Macmillan site in which might be useful. Best wishes 

Radiotherapy side effects link

I think it’s probably more likely to be the letrozole or stress or the moon tbh!! The radiologist confirmed it’s not a radiotherapy thing! 

Strange that as I had headaches..... Just make sure you're drinking plenty and the odd glass of wine helps with the stress

Hi

I've had first radiotherapy session last Friday  with four more to follow. Thought the 5 days I'm having would run together but not so - great that the weekend has spilt the treatment into two parts.

I have had a headache too which is not something I have had much since chemo when I didn't have any (strange)

I have drunk even more water and have taken paracetamol. 

I'm going to mention it tomorrow when I start Monday's session. I'm not taking anything like Letrozole yet so my headache can't be that. x

Funny Iisn’t it

i know it’s not a known side effect but I have a bloody stubborn one that will not shift. I do wonder if it’s a weird tension thing from hold the arms up - not that it seems like a remotely big deal at the time 

Interested to know what they tell you

x

Yes I'll post after I've asked tomorrow x

Hiya

Spoke to radiographers today about the headache I have woken up with since start of radiotherapy and they said it was a side effect of treatment . I am drinking water by the bucket load so it can't be dehydration and I slept last night so it must just be one of those  things. Hope your headache has gone or is at least manageable  x

Ah ok!! So it is a side effect! Nice to know!!

actually I’ve had the most insanely busy stressful day and my headache seems to have gone….. I mean go figure?!