Hi all can anyone tell me if you had any side affects after your radiotherapy he has got 20 sessions thanks for any advice
Hi all can anyone tell me if you had any side affects after your radiotherapy he has got 20 sessions thanks for any advice
Hi Graham
I had 25 sessions of pelvic radiotherapy for a gynaecological cancer. I was fine for the first couple of weeks then I started with diarrhoea. I also had quite an irritated bladder so I was running to the toilet a lot but that was likely compounded by the amount of water I had to drink before each treatment. Towards the end my skin got quite burnt (red and sore) but luckily (I suppose) I couldn't feel it too much due to nerve damage from surgery I had in the area. I also had some fatigue but I was also having chemo so I wasn't sleeping particularly well.
I was really really well looked after by the radiotherapy team. They supplied medication to help with side effects and the cream to help my skin towards the end.
If you have any other questions about it feel free to ask :)
Take care x x