4 weeks into treatment

I’m on week 4 of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for vaginal cancer 

I have been told next week will decide if I’m having brachytherapy or staying on external radiotherapy 

how do they decide which brachytherapy treatment is best overnight stays or daily visits I really don’t understand the difference and getting a bit worried now about which decision is best 

brachy or radio .? Any advice please ?

  • Hello debz64

    I'm sorry to hear that you're currently undergoing treatment for vaginal cancer and that you're now having to make a choice about the next stage of things. 

    I know that we've had people here on the forum who have had brachytherapy and treatment for vaginal cancer and hopefully someone will post to share their experiences with you. In the meantime, you might like to use the forum search function to look for posts with the term brachytherapy to read about others' stories. 

    We do have some information on our website about radiotherapy for vaginal cancer including a section about internal radiotherapy. If you'd like to chat things through with one of our team of nurses I'm sure they would be happy to offer any advice, information, and support they can. They're available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    I hope that the next stage of your treatment progresses smoothly. Keep in touch and let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator