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Did anybody ever get lymphedema after RT (salvage or primary RT ) ?

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Thanks Jeff for your input. I agree, even in our big community here it is rare even with RP and I never heard about RT alone causing it šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø , so I was flabbergasted.
I have no idea why that info was "thrown in" in the last moment *sigh . I suppose I am not stressed enough without "surprise" curve balls thrown in šŸ§ ...

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | 3 days ago

@surftohealth88 Even if it IS a possible SE, they would avoid some of the nodes with RT as a precaution??
Thatā€™s pretty insane to me, since a much bigger SE is NOT killing any cancer that may be in those nodesā€¦
Your husband has an aggressive cancer and toning down treatment over a remote possibility is just plain stupid.
I think theyā€™re just covering their butts. They know you and your husband are both smart, well informed individuals and will have questions if this were to happen.
With so many other possible SEā€™s out there - which donā€™t often happen - I wouldnā€™t let this one keep me up at night.
Phil

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