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Rads question
Hi Monica. When I had rads I only raised the one arm on the side where I was being zapped. And, I didn't have to raise it over my head or anything. They had a very comfortable sling like thing that I rested my arm in. Be sure and inform your rads oncologist about this as he needs to know. My techs and my rads oncologist were great! I just love them. I pray that you will yours too. I hope this helps to answer your question.
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you do not need to raise your other arm.Ritzy said:Rads question
Hi Monica. When I had rads I only raised the one arm on the side where I was being zapped. And, I didn't have to raise it over my head or anything. They had a very comfortable sling like thing that I rested my arm in. Be sure and inform your rads oncologist about this as he needs to know. My techs and my rads oncologist were great! I just love them. I pray that you will yours too. I hope this helps to answer your question.
Sue
Only arm on the BC side. Sue did explained it very well
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I had to hold onto small
I had to hold onto small bars behind my head during my RADS for the treatment on my RT breast. When i had the "boosts" I laid on my left side. They cover your arms with a blanket(gave me a nice warm one) It is VERY QUICK! It's like over in no time,so oyur arms aren't above your head but for like 5 mins or so. In your case they could make adjustments to accomodate you. I didn't have a problem with both arms being raised over my head.0 -
Sounds like I was in the
Sounds like I was in the same position as Lanie. I raised both arms and held onto the 2 bars with my hands. I was in this same position with the 9 boosters. The good news in reading the other replies is that it seems you can do either position. Good luck, Monica, it will be through before you know it. Take care.0 -
They only mess with the radsMyTurnNow said:Sounds like I was in the
Sounds like I was in the same position as Lanie. I raised both arms and held onto the 2 bars with my hands. I was in this same position with the 9 boosters. The good news in reading the other replies is that it seems you can do either position. Good luck, Monica, it will be through before you know it. Take care.
They only mess with the rads side. My arm wasn't over my head either. It was just to the side in a sling like Ritzy described. I also got the warm blankets because the room is freezing. So, wear warm clothes. You will do fine. Good luck!
Leeza0 -
radiationjnl said:They only mess with the rads
They only mess with the rads side. My arm wasn't over my head either. It was just to the side in a sling like Ritzy described. I also got the warm blankets because the room is freezing. So, wear warm clothes. You will do fine. Good luck!
Leeza
i had to hold on to a bar behind my head with both arms it seemed like it took forever in the room before i was done.
good luck to you.
teresa0 -
radsteresa41 said:radiation
i had to hold on to a bar behind my head with both arms it seemed like it took forever in the room before i was done.
good luck to you.
teresa
I'm sure it all has to do with their "target" area. I had a lumpectomy ... in my lower right breast ... and I had to do the "over-the-head" thing holding onto a couple of bar things ... with both hands. Not bad at all ... since it only takes a few minutes from beginning to end. Actually ... I'm one of those people who is easily entertained and I found the whole thing fascinating. How that huge machine did all the stuff it did... and moved all around. Fascinating. It all made me thankful for modern medicine and modern technology!
hugs.
teena0 -
I just laid my arm in theppurdin said:Raising arms.
Hi ,for I put my arms up and held on to two little bars.I don,t know for sue but I wouldn,t think they would put rad. on a open wound.Good luck.Love and Prayers.(Pat).
I just laid my arm in the sling thing like some of the others did. I didn't raise my arm above my head as there was no reason for it. They won't touch your other side. Good luck to you with rads.
Angie0 -
Rads
Monica,
I had to have both arms up over my head during rads but they only treated one side. I'm sure if you have an open wound under your other arm they can make adjustments to how you will be treated if moving that arm would cause problems.
Make sure to let your radiology doctors and technicians know of any problems or skin issues you have as you go through treatment - they are there to help.0 -
Hi Monica
I'm in the middle of rads now, completed 14 of 30. I lay on my back and raise rest my right arm in arm rests over my head (treating right breast). My left arm is down at my side. They radiate only the affected breast...in fact, they make very sure they are NOT radiating anything that does not need it.
There's a string on rads, questions and answers that I marked as a favorite for myself. It has lots of good information in it from others that have already been thru this. I'll push it up for you. If you save it as a favorite, it's easier to find for reference.
Best of luck to you and God Bless...Julie0
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