Hospital admission for treatment

If you were very fatigued from the breast cancer treatments, I would consider staying at the hospital while you undergo daily radiation treatments.   Most people find them tiring.  Adding that to the travel each day might make staying in hospital an easier option for you.  When I was contemplating driving over an hour each way for daily treatments, it al most made me refuse to have them.  Fortunately, I was approved for treatment 20 minutes from home so finished the treatments last week.  You have both Chemo and radiation planned so that may be harder than 1 treatment at a time.   

Sounds like it could be a handy option for you as it’s the travelling and waiting that can really take it out of you during radiotherapy. 

Thanks for reply ,yes the breast cancer radiotherapy took a lot out me and it was like very bad sunburn underneath where it all pealed and was so sore so the more I think about it ,staying in the hospital sounds like a better option.

Thank you ,am seriously considering it and will ask them on Mon when I start.

Hi  Lozzap53 

Staying at the hospital sounds like a good idea, I didn't even know that was a thing. 

Fortunately my husband was able to drive me every day otherwise I'd have been reliant on hospital transport as I don't drive. 

Good luck with your treatment. 

H 

I had 25 days of radio, with Cisplatin on day 1 and then 3 weeks later. I really struggled once I’d had the second chemo, which effectively meant the last 9 days of radio. So even if you don’t stay in hospital from Day1, by week 3 if you can I would take up this option (if not before).

I doused myself very liberally twice a day with E45 cream, which was recommended by the radio team, and thankfully that helped. Continued for about 4 weeks after end of radio.

Thanks I'm having the cisplatin every Mon for the 5 weeks so I am seriously considering the option of staying in .x 

I had no skin issues whatsoever with my pelvic radio and didn’t apply anything.

I was thrilled to be able to drive myself because that meant I had the energy to do so. My husband still works so 25 trips to the hospital would have wiped out his remaining vacation days.  He drove me to the regional cancer centre for the bloodwork and oncologist visits and the next day for the chemo, an hour plus each way. 
I had some skin issues with pelvic radiation, mostly in the skin folds.  Lubriderm soothed and healed it.  Overall I am doing better than I expected to after the treatments.  

I attended Art Therapy yesterday.  It was a fun class, although some of the survivor stories made me more anxious.  It is a long weekend here so we are hoping to get the dog out to the woods for a nice walk.