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Melinda · 04-05-2007, 08:58 AM

It sounds as tho you made it thru the 3rd round relatively well, and that is terrific! Let me know how things have been with the third round... I am facing #3 on the 12th.;(
I had mammosite radiation prior to chemo. You may be eligilbe for that. ITs a 5 day twice a day program where a balloon is tinserted into the breast. IT is important to have clean magins but I am not sure about the tissue near your chest wall . It does require another incision, but heals quickly. I do have some hardening todate but notice that it is diminishing as the days go by. There was NO external burning or discomfort. Just a bothersome tube for the five days of radiation that was secured by my bra and a little bit of tape.
Melinda

04-05-2007, 08:58 AM	#3
Melinda Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Media (Wawa to be exact), PA Posts: 104	Possibilities for radiation It sounds as tho you made it thru the 3rd round relatively well, and that is terrific! Let me know how things have been with the third round... I am facing #3 on the 12th.;( I had mammosite radiation prior to chemo. You may be eligilbe for that. ITs a 5 day twice a day program where a balloon is tinserted into the breast. IT is important to have clean magins but I am not sure about the tissue near your chest wall . It does require another incision, but heals quickly. I do have some hardening todate but notice that it is diminishing as the days go by. There was NO external burning or discomfort. Just a bothersome tube for the five days of radiation that was secured by my bra and a little bit of tape. Melinda __________________ DX BC 12/06 tumor .9 Lumpectomy 1/8 Mammosite radiation completed 2/10 Stage1/Grade 1 clear Margins /Nodes Neg ER+ IHC +2 Fish + ONCO 23 Started TCH on 3/2 for 6 rounds of TC once every three weels and a year of Herceptin every 3 weeks - Finished everything and now on Aromasin