Saw my Radiation Oncoligist today. This is what i think.

So i saw my radiation oncoligist today.  He is such a nice doctor.  I love how kind and how much he cares about what I think.  He considers how i feel about what is going on with me. I told him i had forgot what he had said to me back in june when i first saw him (we had discussed a lot and i had forgotten some of his reasoning) and he was willing to take the time i needed to answer my questions.  He is a very young doctor and his education is at Mayo Clinic.  I really do feel he has my best interest at heart which i think is great.  Im not sure how much he understands about uterine carcinisarcoma cancer, which i have, but it seems like that cancer is very misunderstood.  He was the first doctor to tell me i needed chemotherapy which tells me he cares enough about me to tell me i need chemo even though at the time i did not want to do it.  Not at all!!!!!!!!!!  He tells me that i am going to have 3 high doses of brachytherapy towards my vaginal cuff.  Because i have had  alot external radiation 23 years ago close to the area where i would need external radiation,  he didnt feel comfortable in doing external radiation.  He told me if i had a reacurance in that area he would do external radiation in just the area it was needed.  Even though i feel there is one more contibuting factor to me getting uterine cancer, i do feel in part that the radiation the doctors gave me back 23 years ago, did contribute to me getting this new cancer.  I have been reseaching stuff about radiation exposure and second cancers since i have learned mine might be that reason. 

These are my reasoning factors:

Cancer is not very common in my family (my grandpa had prostrate cancer and melinoma and my paternal grandma  had one type of cancer). My grandpa is 90 and still alive.  My grandma lived to 89. They are the only ones.  No parents, no aunts, no uncles, no cousins, no siblings have had cancer. (Ill be honest thats why i love this group. It gets pretty lonely out there)  I dont believe my cancer came from heredity.

Two doctors have told me they think it was caused by my radiation exposure from my first cancer.

As i have researched, i found from this web site that  solid second cancers tend to appear near the first cancer.  My first cancer was in my chest area and even down lower and was radiated for that cancer about to my belly button.  Which is close to this uterine cancer.

I have also have heard and read (Cant remember where) that people with Hogkins lymphoma, partly because it is a cancer at a young age, can increase the risk os a second cancer. (there are other factors not just age).  I would have to remember where i found that info to  understand that better.  I just remember it felt it was true.

 So at this point i really feel that brachytheropy would do me good.  I feel my Radiation Oncoligist was considering my situation with his desision.

Just wanted to share that with every one.