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Re: Radiation Advice?
Hi Deb,
I carried a small bottle of 100% Aloe Vera gel in my purse. Before getting dressed I applied it to my entire breast; it was very soothing. Every couple of hours I applied more. I had my treatments during my (extended) lunch break and went right back to work. At the end of my treatments my skin (I'm very fair) was a very light pink - I never blistered. The fatigue didn't hit me until well after everything was over.
Best of luck to you and everyone else entering this phase of treatment. You are in the home stretch!
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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