8 weeks after radiotherapy finished some strange symptoms

Hi Izzy, you are still very early in recovery, and your body has still got a lot of healing to do, which can take a good while. However, you seem to be doing remarkably well, try not to push yourself, give your body time to heal.

Ray

Hi Izzy,

It's amazing that you are feeling so well. I am 10 weeks post treatment and thinking of returning to work end of September but I am still feeling too tired and feel I might need more time. I am also still not able to eat properly as the food tastes bad so I am drinking Ensures.

Interesting what you are saying about swelling of your skin. I've had a strange sensation on my neck since the RT, as if the skin is thicker than before and a bit numb. I still have a bit of burning feeling there sometimes although the skin looks normal. I wonder if this is just the RT side effect. I also have tingling in my lower legs/feet but i think it's neuropathy. I don't think yours is related to that.

Thanks Rose. 

I also think tingling is side effect of radiotherapy.

In my case might be also lowering opioids, first time I have tried to do it same tingling as on my scalp appeared on my legs, so very similar just different area. 

It is a bit of my own fault, as I am trying to not to take breakthrough doses of oxycodone, as soon as I take just 2.5 ml the tingling stops.

I think if it would be one of those two things at once I would cope better.

Tingling on scalp and neck swollen all around at once and painful is a bit much.

I think I would like to stay off work for a bit longer, but financially we are a bit stretched and my work said they will help me settle down slowly and will give me easy tasks. So fingers crossed. 

All the best x

Hi Izzy,

It does look that the tingling is related to oxycodone. I hope there will be someone here with a similar experience regarding this and the swelling.

I'm sure you will be Ok at work as they are so supportive. My work is the same and I feel that it might be helpful to start having a different daily routine. 

Wishing you all the best too x