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Newly diagnosed Hello im new, 49F BC

Hello im new, 49F BC

Offline Shanie over 2 years ago

Hello

Recently diagnosed just before Xmas with stage 1 Breast Cancer. Dr said I would need a lumpectomy and radiotherapy for 3 weeks.

Im not sure how the radiotherapy works, do you start it straight away after the operation, or do you wait a while.

I have my operation this week on Weds 3rd Jan.

They said it was a accidental find, I just had a sore side boob but didnt feel any lump or anything unusual. But woop there it was.

Any advice on external radiotherapy or recovery would be helpful.

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Offline ProfBaw over 2 years ago

I could be wrong here, because we're talking around 2 years ago now, and everything was just a blur, but pretty sure my wife had to wait for the breast to heal before getting radiotherapy. It damages the tissue, so if I'm recalling correctly, it makes sense to let it heal.

Hold all that, just asked her. She said 6 weeks. Not only for it to heal, but so she could move her arm above her head too
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Offline ProfBaw over 2 years ago

I could be wrong here, because we're talking around 2 years ago now, and everything was just a blur, but pretty sure my wife had to wait for the breast to heal before getting radiotherapy. It damages the tissue, so if I'm recalling correctly, it makes sense to let it heal.

Hold all that, just asked her. She said 6 weeks. Not only for it to heal, but so she could move her arm above her head too
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Offline Shanie over 2 years ago in reply to ProfBaw

Hi there, thanks for the reply. Yes that makes a lot of sense. Things are still quite blurry at the minute, its hard to remember what questions to ask as it all seems to be happening very quickly at the minute x
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