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Hi Hawthorn I’m glad to hear you’ve got your treatment plan.  I know it’s hard to be told you’ll lose your hair but it’s much better than the alternative. Get yourself a nice wig. - reinvent yourself. Lol.  As you said it might all be over by Christmas the. You can celebrate. .  When I get my date for the brachytherapy I’ll let you know.  We’re on a journey to health and happiness. 

Take care and be kind to yourself.  Big hug x Maureen x

Maureen do they do the brachytherapy 3 days in a row or is it over 3 weeks? I forgot to ask and the oncologist was more interested in telling all about chemotherapy.   Xxx jean

Hi Jean.   It’s over 3 weeks so plenty of time to relax in between.   I’ve been told it’s painless. Yesterday they tried different sizes of plastic tubes to work out what size I will need for the actual treatment.  Xx Maureen 

Hallo Jean, I had 2 brachy sessions a week apart - as Maureen said, a week between treatments is usual though some have them more frequently. I had mine last month and it was all fine. Mine were before the end of my external radiotherapy 

Hi Poppy123 & Hawthorn

My Brachytherapy sessions were done in a matter of 8 days. First on a Thursday, then the following Tuesday and ended on the Thursday.

No discomfort after any of them ended but I remember when I got back to the car after the last one I felt very hot in the nether regions and realised the car's heated seats had come on !(It was the end of November so cold)

Hugs, Barb xx

Poppy123  HawthornMy Brachy dates in July are the same schedule as  MrsBJH first one on Thursday - day after final external radiotherapy then two the following Tuesday and Thursday 

Chrissie xx

Hi Barb.  Thanks for the information. I haven’t had my start date yet, playing the waiting game again. Lol.   I’m sure I will be fine and I’m so grateful not to need anything else.   Will keep you all posted.  

Maureen. Xx

Thank you everyone I don’t get my Brachytherapy until I finish chemotherapy so I’ll have to be patient .I’m getting chemotherapy because they found cancer in the vascular blood vessels and there is no way of telling if it’s spread so he recommended I take the chemotherapy just in case it has spread. Have any of you ladies heard of this? I’ve been looking but can’t find anything..xxx jean

Hallo Jean, just to suggest that you might want start a new thread with your question as more people would be more likely to see it!

Thank you for that MarmiteFan59.xxx jean