Mastectomy and Radiotherapy

Most  people have radiotherapy after mastectomy.I had 5 treatments after about 2 months ..this year.Then onto hormone tablets.

l had 5 treatments of radiotherapy following a mastectomy February. I feel glad to have it and I believe most people have this even after chemo plus hormone tablets.I don't think you can be over treated really ,less chance of recurrence surely.

I’ve got 3 weeks of radiotherapy planned after a mastectomy to come. In my case it cuts the recurrence likelyhood from 25% to 6% - HER2 + Bc. . It’s common to have radiotherapy too I think. 

I also had 5 sessions of radiotherapy after my mastectomy. My pre mastectomy biopsy showed high grade DCIS over a large area 7.5 cms and I did hesitate on radiotherapy, thinking I might not need it. But post mastectomy biopsies showed small microinvasions so it became a no brainer. It’s provided to sweep up any stray cells so hopefully gives a bit more reassurance they’ve caught it all. I’ve never heard that it increases the chance of reoccurrence. I think they’d have to disclose this fact pre radiotherapy if it was a true risk. Hope it’s gone ok. Xx