If you had radiation, when did you start hormone therapy?

I started the day after finishing radiation.

I started Anastrazole approx 1 week after radiation ended. I am now in my 4th month. I recall my med oncologist indicating that she preferred waiting intil after rad so that side effects of treatments could be differentiated. I had planned a big hiking trip with hub and friends 2 weeks post rad and she even said I could start after trip but I wanted to get going on it and just dive into next phase.

I started Anastrazole approx 2 weeks after radiation ended. I am now in my 4th month.

I started on Lexatrole approximately 3 weeks after my last radiation treatment.

What was the reason for starting before or during? My onc told me a month after radiation. It seems like a long time to wait.

My medical oncologist stated them before sending me on to radiation.

I waited 2 weeks. I think my oncologist thought i’d start during, but I wanted to wait. If I had new symptoms, I wanted to have an idea if it was the AI.

I decided not to take it at all. That was around 2 years ago.

Exactly 14 days after last radiation session, per oncology instructions

I started my aromatase inhibitor (letrozole) a few days prior to starting radiation. I underwent radiation twice a day for 5 days. I had no skin issues, but I continue to have swelling in that breast.