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tricia keegan · 11-21-2011, 01:20 PM

It took my tummy time to recover too and I had an endoscopy at one point due to weight loss a year after chemo, thankfully it sorted itself out and I just take a nexium now and don't eat too many fried foods.

I know how you feel about the rads, but you've gone through so much already to treat this aggressively why cut corners now you may regret??? Rads for me was a breeze after chemo and the newer machine's are very accurate, I used 100% natural aloe vera after each tx and only went a little pink and itchy, despite having boosts to my nipple area!!! I'd say go for it, chemo is systemic but there may be still some few stray cells around the surgery site, your decision of course but thats my thinking.

11-21-2011, 01:20 PM	#6
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: support for foregoing radiation? It took my tummy time to recover too and I had an endoscopy at one point due to weight loss a year after chemo, thankfully it sorted itself out and I just take a nexium now and don't eat too many fried foods. I know how you feel about the rads, but you've gone through so much already to treat this aggressively why cut corners now you may regret??? Rads for me was a breeze after chemo and the newer machine's are very accurate, I used 100% natural aloe vera after each tx and only went a little pink and itchy, despite having boosts to my nipple area!!! I'd say go for it, chemo is systemic but there may be still some few stray cells around the surgery site, your decision of course but thats my thinking. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!