Radiation for breast cancer

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derperl
derperl Member Posts: 1 Member
edited April 2022 in Breast Cancer #1

Started to notice headaches after 8 rounds, unusual for me. Has anyone else experienced them with radiation treatment? (Trying not to leap to brain Mets…)

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  • Sunny5
    Sunny5 Member Posts: 147 Member
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    I'm interested in this too, as I will have radiation after my surgery.

  • catlady2
    catlady2 Member Posts: 50 Member
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    Did not have any headaches but fatigue was the biggie for me! My radiation treatments were in the morning and by the last few treatments I was pretty wiped out for the rest of the day.

    I also had a lot of problems with my skin as time went on. I followed the directions from the Dr. as far as what creams to use, etc. But it turns out that I was allergic the the cream so along with the effects of radiation I also developed a rash. They ended up putting me on oral steroids to get things under control. If you skin gets really itchy and painful talk to the Dr. about switching creams!

    Best advice I can give you is to take it easy and treat yourself kindly. If you get tired take a nap, if you get bad side effects that concern you make sure and mention it to someone! Not the time to be a martyr .


    Take care and remember the treatments will be over soon.....

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