Radiotherapy

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Hello can anyone tell me how long you waited from Mapping to starting radiotherapy . It’s been two weeks now and I phoned yesterday to be told it’s still in planning . 

  • Hi  

    I think it was about 3 weeks but that was in 2022. It’s important they get the planning right. That’s the highly skilled bit, and this is peak summer holiday time. Please try not to worry.

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  • Thank you for that . I mentioned to my oncologist that I had a holiday booked for 1st September ( booked prior to diagnosis ) and she said I would be finished long before that but time is ticking . Ill keep my fingers crossed 

  • Do you know how many days of radiotherapy you will be having? Mine was only 5 days. I was advised to stay out of swimming pools for a few days after treatment, but my skin rash / peeling didn’t appear until 5 or 6 weeks after treatment. 

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  • Yes mine is only 5 days and I’m prepared with factor 50 big shirts to cover up and no swimming . I’ve been really looking forward to it after such a rough few months .