Radiation with heat?
I did not get clean margins on my mastectomy several months ago. Unfortunately, I am still trying to get rid of what the drs are calling mircomets in my skin. I have been referred to UCSF for a special radiation treatment.
The name escapes me now but the procedure is to give radiation to my right chest wall, collar bone area and torso and then apply heat to the skin for about an hour. I will do this five days a week for four wekks. Apparently, I will burn badly and can expect the skin to breakdown significantly.
Has anyone else been through this? Also, my med. onc wants me to stop gemzar/herceptin for the procedure but the rad. onc believes I can stay on with just a little longer recovery time. Any suggestions?
Needness to say, I feel a little overwhelmed by this treatment but know that God will get me through this again.
Praying for all of you.
Tonya
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DX 02/01/07
2.5 cm, Er/Pr-, Her2+++
18/20 Nodes
03/07 CT & Bone scan - Clear
AC x 4, Taxol x 4, Added Herceptin
Radiation until 09/07
Herceptin every 3 weeks until 06/08
01/10/08 local recurrence -IBC
01/28/08 CT & Brain MRI - clear
02/08 - Navelbine & Herceptin
05/08 -MRM
05/08 - Gemzar & Herceptin - didn't work
09/08 - Hyperthermia rads
03/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda
05/10 - Tram flap to fix wound
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