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Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 19 1:36pm | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
Spoke with the oncologist and Radiologies oncologist this week! I’m going with 16 day radiation therapy! The oncologist made me feel better about my discussion than the radiologist. Both said radiation long term was less likely than years prior. Radiologist suggested 42.56 gy/16 fractures which he said that equals about 2.56 gy daily?? I believe he said 1.8 for 16 days and 2.5 for 4 days on our first visit so I’m still nervous about the whole thing. But unsure what to think about it. I don’t know how to compare the differences with gy. Or was he just giving me estimates the first day and not facts? Not sure if maybe I’m being to paranoid about the whole situation?
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It’s not paranoid, if you are concerned about adding radiation to your body. You have a right to have all the information, I am glad you went back and had a conversation about this.
What I would say to my very best friend if you were she is this; there is no perfect now that breast cancer is involved, there is only best possible. 💕perfect would be no worry, no treatment, no thinking about recurrence, but that isn’t an option anymore. I believe you are making the best choice possible for YOU.
It is also natural to be a little fearful of things you know nothing about. I can’t make that go away but I might be able to make it better. In the last 4 years I have driven 3 family to radiation treatments. One was 20 treatments, one was 8 treatment and one was 28 treatments. Not one of them had any major side effects. Two were lung and one was prostrate. I had breast cancer so long ago comparing mine to yours would like comparing apples and dragonfruit 😂. The most common side effect I see is fatigue, that was the worst of it for me as well. Plan ahead with meals, and other chores so that you can rest.
When are you having your setup session?