Radiotherapy starting soon - does anyone have any tips or advice?

I’m female 41yrs, recently had craniotomy and about to start radiotherapy.

any tips or advice for radiotherapy 

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  • Hello Spenny83, 

    I just wanted to welcome you to our forum and as you mentioned you had a craniotomy I suspect you were diagnosed with a brain tumour? Feel free to tell us more about your story and diagnosis if you wish to do so. I hope that the radiotherapy will go well and we have information on our website on radiotherapy for brain tumours which I hope you will find useful and which will talk you through what it means and the steps involved in having radiotherapy for brain tumours as well as the possible side effects of radiotherapy. 

    I thought I would also mention   - this is a member who posted this thread a couple of weeks ago on the forum who has a progressive brain tumour and had radiotherapy recently - in fact they finished radiotherapy treatment on 3rd of December so they have come out the other side and would therefore be a great person for you to connect with. 

    I also wanted to give you our nurses' number if you have any questions - you can call them Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm on this free number 0808 800 4040 and they will be very happy to answer any questions you may have on radiotherapy for example.

    I hope that you can start radiotherapy soon and that it all goes well for you. Have you got a date yet as to when you might be starting treatment?

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hello Spenny83, 

    I just wanted to welcome you to our forum and as you mentioned you had a craniotomy I suspect you were diagnosed with a brain tumour? Feel free to tell us more about your story and diagnosis if you wish to do so. I hope that the radiotherapy will go well and we have information on our website on radiotherapy for brain tumours which I hope you will find useful and which will talk you through what it means and the steps involved in having radiotherapy for brain tumours as well as the possible side effects of radiotherapy. 

    I thought I would also mention   - this is a member who posted this thread a couple of weeks ago on the forum who has a progressive brain tumour and had radiotherapy recently - in fact they finished radiotherapy treatment on 3rd of December so they have come out the other side and would therefore be a great person for you to connect with. 

    I also wanted to give you our nurses' number if you have any questions - you can call them Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm on this free number 0808 800 4040 and they will be very happy to answer any questions you may have on radiotherapy for example.

    I hope that you can start radiotherapy soon and that it all goes well for you. Have you got a date yet as to when you might be starting treatment?

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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