What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

Posted by Helen, Volunteer Mentor @naturegirl5, Sep 29, 2022

I was diagnosed with endometrioid adenocarcinoma (Stage 1a, FIGO Grade 1) in 2019. I was treated for a recurrence in late 2021 with radiation therapy. I had 25 external beam treatments and 2 brachytherapy treatments. I'll share more details about the lengthy preparation and the actual treatments in a separate post below.

I know of members here who have had or are going to have radiation treatments. Would you like to share your radiation treatments and experiences with one another? This is a great way to support one another.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Gynecologic Cancers Support Group.

aardvark2118 | @aardvark2118 | 16 hours ago

In reply to @paz1956 "@naturegirl5 I’m new to this site & was reading your post on brachytherapy however I couldn’t..." + (show)

Hi. Try not to worry too much about the brachytherapy. I spent 6 month’s worrying about it while had completed chemo and external beam radiation and it was easy. Maybe a little uncomfortable but it literally lasts minutes. Only side effect was feeling a little tired. The dilator isn’t a big thing and keep in mind the end result of its use: so the area can be clearly visualized. When it’s over you can ring the heck out of the bell!!!

paz1956 | @paz1956 | 15 hours ago

In reply to @aardvark2118 "Hi. Try not to worry too much about the brachytherapy. I spent 6 month’s worrying about..." + (show)

Arrdvark2118- Thank You so much for your comment, it was helpful and makes me feel better. Hope you are doing well!

aardvark2118 | @aardvark2118 | 13 hours ago

In reply to @paz1956 "Arrdvark2118- Thank You so much for your comment, it was helpful and makes me feel better...." + (show)

Any time! Take care!

jc100 | @jc100 | 11 hours ago

In reply to @paz1956 "@naturegirl5 Thank You so much for the information it was very helpful. Do you have any..." + (show)

I had three sessions of brachytherapy in December 2023. There were no side effects. I do need to use a dilator once to twice per week. It was not a problem.