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@ajcd777, allow me to bring in fellow members who have experience with intraoperative radiation (IORT). @brianphilip...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/672187/

Discussion: Anyone else have intraoperative radiation (IORT)? How is it for you?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2022

10 years after a lumpectomy & radiation had recurrence in breast skin & chest wall. Docs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1322219/

Discussion: Cancer cells floating in the chest wall area

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 7 10:38am

I had ER + PR + Her-2 negative diagnosed in October of 2018 and had 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1300959/

Discussion: Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 10 8:44am

Yes I had the same thing happen to me. My surgery was Nov 2023 radiation was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1317238/

Discussion: Sore breast, side and armpit months after treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 31 11:28am

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910424/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Did you do radiation? Did you do the DCISionRT test?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1284321/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 17 9:41pm

I just had a lumpectomy 5-3-23. Age 70. ILC, Invasive Lobular Cradinoma, 1.3 cm mass, Estrogen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861884/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2023

I had radiation 20 years ago. I had extreme fatigue from this. Radiation was at 4:00...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1134912/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 2, 2024

Hi. My radiation treatments were rescheduled to allow more time for healing. Now my “programming session”...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809813/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2023

So sorry you're going through this and my guess is I'm right behind you. I'm very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795631/

Discussion: What did you do to help radiation burn?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2023

I had lumpectomy then 15 radiation treatments then anti estrogen pills all since last Year November....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972764/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

I am looking for whole breast radiation closer to home. I have metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/173008/

Discussion: Number of radiation treatments for whole breast cancer radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2017

Hello @sue417 - I am sorry you were diagnosed with DCIS; I understand your many feelings!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979116/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

I have to say that sounds like a lot of treatment for just a zero DCIS....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857891/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2023

I’ve been read about radiation fibrosis and it scares me😥

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177775/

Discussion: Breast Radiation: I feel very tight in rib area, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

Is radiation mandatory after lumpectomy for low grade stage 0 DCIS?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115522/

Discussion: How fast does DCIS spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

I had 16 proton radiation treatments and used generous amounts of VANICREAM recommended by radiation oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765272/

Discussion: What did you do to help radiation burn?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2022

Unlike radiation to internal parts of the body,radiation therapy to the breast usually does not cause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/902778/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

I am the 80 yr old with invasive carcinoma, triple negative breast cancer. After refusing both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718750/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2022

Medihoney is what a friend used. My radiation oncologist prescribed Cicalfate+.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025113/

Discussion: What did you do to help radiation burn?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

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