Hi @Farmer12,

Had lumpectomy in 16th December 2020. Finished 5 session of radiotherapy in 16th February more than a month ago.  I brought my E45 lotion and every after the radiotherapy before I get dressed I applied a good amount of E45 on my right breast. I also applied E45 3x a day. I experienced a slight side effect after the radiation. First, the skin around the treated area turn red just like a sunburn but no blister. Then a week later the burnt skin started to peel off. After 2 weeks my both nipple really itchy and sore but slowly get settled after 4 days. I started my long journey of “5 years contract of Tamoxifen” since January. So far so good.

I know it’s not easy coping with this kind of illness but we need to face it one way or another. We need to be strong and think positive. Our breast team, oncology and radiographer team are amazing and are working incredibly hard to treat us. 

Best wishes to you Angela X 

LL2011

Thank you for your reply. I've also found the Breast Institute/nurses and all the staff concerned amazing, especially in these strange times. They all deserve medals.

wishing you all the best,

Angela

Hello Angela, 

Thanks for the reply. Hope your skin on the treated area is started to heal now after your radiotherapy treatment. 

A lot of people recover differently after the cancer treatment. It depend on individual what treatment they have as well as the stages of their cancer. Although we are like riding in a roller coaster or bumpy road but undoubtedly we’ll be alright. Due to the untiring effort and research of scientist and expert, cancer can be treated with combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy plus medication maintenance for many years. There are a lot of cancer survivors nowadays compared to 40-50 years ago. I have 3 friends who survived cancer.  One is my colleague. She had breast cancer 12 years ago and until now she is still working, strong and healthy.

We are so fortunate that we are well look after by the NHS and breast team. Since I was diagnosed with grade 1 HER2 negative breast cancer I’ve met a lot of people. They are all lovely and helpful and put you at ease when you’re a bit nervous. 

I am also glad that I come across to this chat forum and exchange messages to real strangers. We are in the same situation and we always understand the feelings of others. There are a lot of lovely ladies here you can chat with and ask them base on their experience. 

I am thinking of you today. Please keep in touch if you can and we’ll share our experience on how we get on after our lumpectomy and radiotherapy. 

Take care and keep safe. X

LL2011