So the radiation was on my right side. I had 20 treatments including boost treatments. I didn't experience a burn until after and it was small and treatable. While I was tired, the tiredness was nothing in comparison to the tiredness I experienced with chemo.
With a mastectomy, there were more decisions I was going to have to make—-what about the other breast, was I going flat, was I doing reconstruction, what kind of reconstruction was I doing, what was my healing time and other questions that each needed research on my part and decisions. I had my lumpectomy 2 weeks after my second opinion at Mayo, then chemo and finally radiation. I was fortunate that there was no lymph node involvement. I stage 2 metaplastic breast cancer that was triple negative. I was through the whole process in 7 months, not counting some additional recovery time.
I'm now 72 and looking forward to traveling, gardening and quilting.

You’ve likely already sought out the guidance of your oncologist. My doctor did a mamma-print to know the characteristics of my cancer cells and how were reproducing. My cancer was pretty slow growing, so she felt radiation was enough and I could be spared chemo. I had 19 treatments of radiation, and did not have severe burning or skin issues. My skin was tender, but not really ‘burned’ with blistering. For me it was the fatigue as the radiation treatments progressed that was the hardest. The fatigue lasted about 6 weeks after treatment, and then slowly started to improve. It’s been a year now since I was diagnosed, and treatment ended last year in early August. Now my issues are with the side effects of the estrogen lowering medications, Anastrozole, or Tomoxifin, that have been difficult for me. These medications can be challenging for cognitive function. There are many articles available on-line from various reputable sources such as this one, the Mayo Clinic, and others to gain valuable information from.

I had 30 treatments , skin irritation minor and toward the end . Simple lotion will help that . I thought it was easy to do . You really don’t feel the treatments . But you will get tired , few pains here and there maybe