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Anxiety over radiation burns: What can I expect?
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well 6 weeks is a long time, mine was only 3 weeks, what a nightmare for you . i was wrongly diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer , and had six months of intense chemotherapy , the strongest yiu can take, "red devil" , but after cells were tested after the mastectomy they were found to be oestrogen positive not triple negative , a " mistake" the doctor thought . so now i need only anti oestrogen tablets . so after chemo , radiation was easy !! after removing 25 lymph nodes , i'm dealing with blockage in arm and chest wall which is annoying after all the treatment , so still ongoing . we all have our own battles . i prefer to dwell on the positives as this treatment is bad enough to go thru . all the best , hope your thru the worst . and recovering well .
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Wishing you well. A mistake like that is inexcusable! Sorry you had to go through that.
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yes , iv always considered myself lucky , iv had a great life and enjoy every day . my husband died from cancer while the children were young , and was a battle , but i take pleasure in this beautiful world around me . 4 years ago broke my back 4 places plus my neck in two and nine broken ribs ,on ventilator in ICU for a week not expected to live , the pain was beyond belief , had temporary steel rods and 18 screws inserted in my spine to hold me up, so pain is still constant . now battling cancer is an extra bonus i was dealt , at 68, but what can you do , you have to just keep going and not let it drag you down . i'm thankful for every day . i found it's the unknown that's the most terrifying , we are more resilient than we think . The body doesn't give up easily .