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AlaskaAngel · 05-21-2008, 11:03 AM

Hi Lani,

I mostly posted so that if anyone else had the same thing it would be a little less frightening for them since the sun season has begun. I had IMRT, and I do try to cover the treated breast to block ALL the sun out if I am out in the sun for more than a half hour on each side. It just puzzled me because in the last 6 years I've never had it happen before now, and especially because I would have thought the clips were so deep in my case that they wouldn't reflect anything back up through the tissue. There is still nothing to see or feel, so I'm pretty sure that is what it was -- but I've never heard of it happening to anyone before. It is odd enough that I'm taking your suggestion to heart, and will cover it from here on out!

Thanks,

AlaskaAngel

05-21-2008, 11:03 AM	#4
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	mostly puzzled Hi Lani, I mostly posted so that if anyone else had the same thing it would be a little less frightening for them since the sun season has begun. I had IMRT, and I do try to cover the treated breast to block ALL the sun out if I am out in the sun for more than a half hour on each side. It just puzzled me because in the last 6 years I've never had it happen before now, and especially because I would have thought the clips were so deep in my case that they wouldn't reflect anything back up through the tissue. There is still nothing to see or feel, so I'm pretty sure that is what it was -- but I've never heard of it happening to anyone before. It is odd enough that I'm taking your suggestion to heart, and will cover it from here on out! Thanks, AlaskaAngel