time frame for radiation after lumpectomy

Options
peb
peb Member Posts: 23 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
How soon after surgery can the 6/7 week radiation schedule begin?

Comments

  • Jeanne D
    Jeanne D Member Posts: 1,867
    #2
    Options
    Hi Peb! My radiation was
    Hi Peb! My radiation was scheduled 6 weeks after my lumpectomy. I

    think that is kind of the standard. They want to be sure that you are healed up before the

    rads, which by 6 weeks, I think most are. So, good luck to you!
  • peb
    peb Member Posts: 23 Member
    #3
    Options
    is that it then?
    How does one feel after the radiation treatments? Do you feel like now you can go on or is the worry always with you? I just want this be done. Everything is going so fast. Found out june 18th and now surgery will be July 1st! I wish radiation would be sooner..
  • jakeca
    jakeca Member Posts: 92
    #4
    Options
    peb said:

    is that it then?
    How does one feel after the radiation treatments? Do you feel like now you can go on or is the worry always with you? I just want this be done. Everything is going so fast. Found out june 18th and now surgery will be July 1st! I wish radiation would be sooner..

    I understand
    I remember getting my diagnosis in September and figuring I could easily be done by Christmas. Didn't turn out that way. Instead it was Easter. By the time my hair is back to normal it will be at least a year. I don't say this to discourage you. Only to prepare you that this all takes time and unexpected things sometimes pop up. I agree with you--I just want this to be done. I have five years of taking Arimidex ahead of me with Zometa infusions every six months (I think) and bone scans I don't know how often (just had my first one this morning.) I can see that it will continue to drag on and on. However, I do feel so much better. I'm back to a regular routine and energy level. I don't think about it 24/7. I expect to live a normal life. So don't be disheartened, just be patient.

    Best wishes to you.
  • eph
    eph Member Posts: 14
    #5
    Options
    jakeca said:

    I understand
    I remember getting my diagnosis in September and figuring I could easily be done by Christmas. Didn't turn out that way. Instead it was Easter. By the time my hair is back to normal it will be at least a year. I don't say this to discourage you. Only to prepare you that this all takes time and unexpected things sometimes pop up. I agree with you--I just want this to be done. I have five years of taking Arimidex ahead of me with Zometa infusions every six months (I think) and bone scans I don't know how often (just had my first one this morning.) I can see that it will continue to drag on and on. However, I do feel so much better. I'm back to a regular routine and energy level. I don't think about it 24/7. I expect to live a normal life. So don't be disheartened, just be patient.

    Best wishes to you.

    I'm a planner
    I too think the time frame for all the testing and results and treatment is unbearably too long.
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #6
    Options
    eph said:

    I'm a planner
    I too think the time frame for all the testing and results and treatment is unbearably too long.

    It usually is about 6 weeks.
    It usually is about 6 weeks. Good luck!
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
    #7
    Options
    My surgeon said....
    4-6 weeks for rads. You really need to be healed after surgery as to not cause any more damage to already sensitive tissue. I think as much as we want it to be over with, we need to give our bodies a break too. :) Pammy
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #8
    Options
    peb said:

    is that it then?
    How does one feel after the radiation treatments? Do you feel like now you can go on or is the worry always with you? I just want this be done. Everything is going so fast. Found out june 18th and now surgery will be July 1st! I wish radiation would be sooner..

    How one feels after
    How one feels after radiation is really up to that individual. I doubt that there is one uniform way to feel. Some feel lost, some feel happy, some probably don't know what to feel. I think the idea of a recurrence is always with one, but, you don't dwell on it, or, let it rule your life. You have surgery, chemo, radiation, hormone therapy and whatever else is required to help you. Then, you get out and live!
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #9
    Options
    Akiss4me said:

    My surgeon said....
    4-6 weeks for rads. You really need to be healed after surgery as to not cause any more damage to already sensitive tissue. I think as much as we want it to be over with, we need to give our bodies a break too. :) Pammy

    My radiation oncologist said
    My radiation oncologist said usually 6 weeks after surgery. You need to be healed up after surgery and that is the standard time. Good luck!
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #10
    Options
    survivorbc09 said:

    My radiation oncologist said
    My radiation oncologist said usually 6 weeks after surgery. You need to be healed up after surgery and that is the standard time. Good luck!

    Usually 6 weeks. Enjoy this
    Usually 6 weeks. Enjoy this time before you start. Let your body heal and get lots of rest!

Discussion Boards