Kiwirunner

Hi just read your post asking about Radiotherapy  tiredness, I think it.depends on how your body copes with it. I'm due to start 4 weeks of Radiotherapy  Monday/Friday  on the 10th March and ive recently had the CT scan and tattoo dots  done,well one tattoo dot as I really didn't want any,they were going to.do two,but I said " I could cope with one  so.i was given one at the side ,so it doesn't show,plus a pen mark ( which is covered by tape) in the middle of my chest.  I did ask the question about tiredness, and was told it wouldn't make you feel.that tired on the first week,but tiredness if your going to get it, will start on the second week,as would any of the other side effects if you was to get any. So that's all i know for now .Was also told that if my.skin gets sore, to use a unperfumed body lotion or cream ,so ive orderd some E45 body lotion, which im hoping will help if I.do get sore from.the Radiotherapy. .Hope all goes well.for.us and anyone who is also having Radiotherapy.  X

Hi [@Jassoscared]‍ thanks for your message. Good tip re the E45 cream - thanks for that. Interesting to hear you managed with just one tattoo dot. Was it painful? I have never wanted to have a tattoo so needing those tattoo dots for radiotherapy was news to me until yesterday when they explained it to me. I'm going to go with it as I hope that means everything is lined up well. Just another thing to deal with eh?! New developments on this cancer roller coaster every time. Sending lots of good wishes to you too as you go forward with your radiotherapy xx

Thanks [@Jeet123]‍ for letting me know about your experience. So hard to predict isn't it but glad to hear it has been OK for you. I'm surprised at how tired I have been after the surgery and my breast has started aching today on my first day back at work - I spend so much of the day typing emails and I wonder it it is just having the low level sensation of pulling as a result. Feels weird being back at work particuarly as I only had the cancer confirmed on Friday after two long months of tests - the surgery was treated as the definitive biopsy in the end. So much to catch up on and I'm not in the mood. A colleague emailed and said they hope I had a nice time off. If only they knew! Hope you are doing OK with your whole situation. Take care xx

Hi kiwirunner 

I think it would be good to have at least one week of if not too to recover properly i think rest helps to recover quicker !!

Jeet

@Jeet123 thanks. That sounds like a good suggestion xx

@Jeet123 thanks. That sounds like a good suggestion xx