How much help at home during radiation?

Kate-caregiver
Kate-caregiver Member Posts: 20
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Hello all again,

Those of you who went through radiation, what was it like at home?  Will my mom be as fatigued as she was during chemo?  

 

Thx,

Kate

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  • Lou Ann M
    Lou Ann M Member Posts: 996 Member
    #2
    Fatigue is a definent part of

    Fatigue is a definent part of it.  For me it wasn't to bad.  I was teaching full time and did not have to miss any days, but i was very glad when weekends rolled around.  I had some problems with diarhea, but i was able to control it with Immodium.  Everyone is different and I know some had more problems with the fatigue.  Hugs and prayers, Lou Ann

  • AWK
    AWK Member Posts: 364 Member
    #3
    My appetite was an issue

    So my friends kept us stocked up on easy to make and eat things.  Lots of soup.  I did have fatigue.  I scheduled my treatments for later in the day so I could go home, drink some ginger ale and take it easy.  I bloated up for a little while after my treatments and burping really eased that for me.  I was mortified....  Other than I tolerated it pretty well.  

  • caedmon22
    caedmon22 Member Posts: 22
    #4
    not too bad

    hi kate -- i didn't have chemo so i'm not sure how that would factor in. but i did have 25 rounds of external beam pelvic rads and then two brachys immediately afterwards. i didn't start to experience any kind of fatigue that really affected how i was functioning until nearly the end of the external. i drove myself to my treatments until the very last few. i didn't need help with much  in the daily routine of things (my daughter lives with me so she was around to help if i needed it). i did have a fair amount of diarrhea and nausea, and if anything the meds i took for that were responsible for any fatigue i felt exept right up to the end. the brachys knocked me out though. i was pretty much flat out for 3 days after each of those. i hope your mom fairs very well. --caedmon

  • Kate-caregiver
    Kate-caregiver Member Posts: 20
    #5
    AWK said:

    My appetite was an issue

    So my friends kept us stocked up on easy to make and eat things.  Lots of soup.  I did have fatigue.  I scheduled my treatments for later in the day so I could go home, drink some ginger ale and take it easy.  I bloated up for a little while after my treatments and burping really eased that for me.  I was mortified....  Other than I tolerated it pretty well.  

    Thank you!  

    Thank you!  

  • Kate-caregiver
    Kate-caregiver Member Posts: 20
    #6
    caedmon22 said:

    not too bad

    hi kate -- i didn't have chemo so i'm not sure how that would factor in. but i did have 25 rounds of external beam pelvic rads and then two brachys immediately afterwards. i didn't start to experience any kind of fatigue that really affected how i was functioning until nearly the end of the external. i drove myself to my treatments until the very last few. i didn't need help with much  in the daily routine of things (my daughter lives with me so she was around to help if i needed it). i did have a fair amount of diarrhea and nausea, and if anything the meds i took for that were responsible for any fatigue i felt exept right up to the end. the brachys knocked me out though. i was pretty much flat out for 3 days after each of those. i hope your mom fairs very well. --caedmon

    Thank you!

    Thank you!

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