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Topic: Symptoms during and after Radiation

Posted By: MomTripNeg
Subject: Symptoms during and after Radiation
Date Posted: Oct 09 2008 at 4:26am

Has anyone within the forum experienced any side affects from receiving Radiation.

Inquiring for mom

Son of MomTripNeg

Daryl

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Son of MomTripNeg
Daryl

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Posted By: patti
Date Posted: Oct 09 2008 at 6:30am

I have just completed my radiation. The side effects are minimal. I had and still have some fatigue. Nothing a nap or going to bed early can't cure. My skin is also very red. It feels like a mild sunburn. Hope this helps you and your mom.

Patti

Posted By: Nancy
Date Posted: Oct 09 2008 at 8:20am

Patti and Daryl,

I have this link for you and there are side effects and some do not surface until later. Lori is still feeling them and she finished rads in January. As it says in our "chemo and rad tips", don't let anyone tell you that it is a piece of cake compared to chemo.

Nancy

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_2x_RadiationEffects.aspncy - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_2x_RadiationEffects.aspncy

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Nancy
DD Lori dx TNBC June 13,2007
Lumpectomy due to incorrect dx of a cyst
mastectomy July 6 2007
chemo ACT all 3 every 3 weeks 6 tx Aug-Nov
28 rads ended Jan 2008

Posted By: patti
Date Posted: Oct 09 2008 at 11:01am

What kind of problems is she having? I have been through chemo. Radiation is much easier to deal with, no naseua, hairloss, poor appetite, night sweats, headaches etc. I could go on and on with the awful side effects of chemo. I was down for a week after each treatment. Radiation is not a breeze, but is is easer than chemo, by far.

Posted By: Beth Anne
Date Posted: Oct 09 2008 at 2:01pm

Daryl,
Well I got very burned.... skin turned a black red color and was very painful, it has been three months and my skin is still peeling... I also lost about 10-15 pounds during treatment couldn't eat I was never hungry... Never got the tiredness that others talk about... but maybe that was because I had so much else going on...

I also had a lot of pain in my ribs and sternum on the side that was being radiated.... Still have bone pain...

Here is to wishing your mom the best!

Beth Anne

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Dx 5/07 DCIS Stage3 gr9 A/C x 6, Abrax x 16 Bi-Mass 2/08
Navelbine x 12, finished radiation end of July 08. DX Brain Met's 2/09StageIV
CK3/09.Brain resection4/09 WBR
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