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Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)

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@tjj2023

Will you share with me how radiation was? And when they say radiation is every day is that include the weekends too?

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Sure! Radiation is 5 days a week, M thru F. I had 21 treatments. The last 5 were "closeup" - so I was on my back. The rest were face down - with the boobs hanging down. Actually I preferred the ones where I was on my back. The actual treatment is just a few minutes. The Terrible fatigue hit me after about 2 weeks. So you have to be prepared for that & baby yourself. If you want a nap - take it! I did find it tedious driving to the hospital each day. Boy, but ringing that bell after my last treatment was so great!! I had 2 friends go with me & we celebrated with a lunch that day. Where I got my treatment - I saw the radiologist every Friday. I used Aquaphor (use what your Dr. tells you) - use it on your nipple too - not just the area involved. I used a certain sleep shirt - as the Aquaphor is very greasy. When I was done never thought I'd get that shirt clean - but Dawn (original blue) finally took out that stain. I didn't suffer from skin burns - but some women do. Mine was also on my right side - if it's on the left, I understand this may affect your heart. Talk to your radiologist about this. My poor nipple will never be the same on the right. Looks like a brown piece of leather.