Radiation questions??

[Melissa]

Hello,

1 - yes my breast turned red and still to this day is a little darker than my other breast. I'm pretty fair.

2 - tiredness is probably different for everyone - I was worse through chemo

3 - yes I also got and still have some breast swelling. My surgeon says it's from scar tissue from the radiation and has suggested to remove it but I've just never gotten around to it.

( for the redness you can get some special cream from the radiologist, it help to sooth my skin)


I hope everything goes well for you...


Melissa

[hestko76]

Thanks Roz and Melissa for responding. I am fair skinned, so I'm glad to hear others got red too. I hope I can breeze through rads without the tiredness.

We are off to camp this weekend with another breast cancer survivor (presently in treatment too) and her husband whom we met at the NM Cancer Retreat in ABQ. She is not HER2+, but just finished her chemo and soon will start rads at the same place I do. It is a small world! Let's hope the smoke from the NM fires do not dampen our time. Have a great weekend .... all of you!