Internal Radiation

cap630
cap630 Member Posts: 151
in Anal Cancer #1
My last radiation treatment will be this week. It is a two minute internal one. Has anyone experienced this type of radiation?

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  • RoseC
    RoseC Member Posts: 559
    #2
    Hi -
    No, I'm sorry, I didn't
    Hi -

    No, I'm sorry, I didn't have any internal radiation. How do they do that?

    The last week of radiation, I had what they called a 'boost' - the radiation beam was focused directly on the tumor area. But no internal radiation...maybe I'm misunderstanding the terminology.
  • cap630
    cap630 Member Posts: 151
    #3
    RoseC said:

    Hi -
    No, I'm sorry, I didn't
    Hi -

    No, I'm sorry, I didn't have any internal radiation. How do they do that?

    The last week of radiation, I had what they called a 'boost' - the radiation beam was focused directly on the tumor area. But no internal radiation...maybe I'm misunderstanding the terminology.

    Boost/Internal Radiation
    Whatever it is called I'm scheduled for 10:00 am this morning. Hope it is not too painful.
    Cannot take to much more pain.
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #4
    cap630 said:

    Boost/Internal Radiation
    Whatever it is called I'm scheduled for 10:00 am this morning. Hope it is not too painful.
    Cannot take to much more pain.

    Wishing you the best
    Hi cap630--

    I will be thinking of you today as you get the last of your radiation treatment. I hope this procedure will not cause you any more pain and that it is what finishes off your tumor! Please let us know how it went.
  • cap630
    cap630 Member Posts: 151
    #5
    mp327 said:

    Wishing you the best
    Hi cap630--

    I will be thinking of you today as you get the last of your radiation treatment. I hope this procedure will not cause you any more pain and that it is what finishes off your tumor! Please let us know how it went.

    Piece of Cake
    Just returned and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I did medicate before going. Currently,no pain, but maybe some side effects in the next few days. All looks good.
    Thanks for your support - this website is such a blessing.
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #6
    cap630 said:

    Piece of Cake
    Just returned and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I did medicate before going. Currently,no pain, but maybe some side effects in the next few days. All looks good.
    Thanks for your support - this website is such a blessing.

    Yay!
    I'm so happy to heare that all went well for you today and I hope your side effects will be minimal to none! Please keep us posted.
  • RoseC
    RoseC Member Posts: 559
    #7
    cap630 said:

    Piece of Cake
    Just returned and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I did medicate before going. Currently,no pain, but maybe some side effects in the next few days. All looks good.
    Thanks for your support - this website is such a blessing.

    Glad to hear everything went
    Glad to hear everything went well!
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    #8
    cap630 said:

    Boost/Internal Radiation
    Whatever it is called I'm scheduled for 10:00 am this morning. Hope it is not too painful.
    Cannot take to much more pain.

    Celebrating!
    So, so happy for you that you are FINISHED with the treatment. You probably won't be too comfortable within the next week or so, but I think that you will discover that about the 8th day post treatment, healing is relatively quick. Blessings to you!!! Angela

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