Radiation Boosters question

Snowkitty said:

I'm starting boosters a week
I'm starting boosters a week after you. Interested in this also.

Take care, Cindy

Boosters
The boosters are directed right toward the incision site so actually it's better than the full blast you normally get. It's very quick, too. By the time I started the boosters I was getting pretty pink. You do continue to "cook" for a few days afterwards. That's when I had it the worst. I had to go and get Biafine for my burn on my back and under my boob which cleared it up in a matter of days.

But you are nearly there!! Congratulations! It's a great feeling!

My best to you,

Patti

Radiiation boosters
I had seven.........they are directed at ONLY the tumor site....I did turn more red but I had no problems with burning......I was very faithful through out radiation in using the Biafine that I was given to use.......I continued using after radiation as I was told you continue to "cook" for approx 2 weeks........It did not, for me, cause any more fatigue than I already had.....

Congrats on ALMOST being a rads graduate! Job well done.....pat yourself on the back.! I finished my rads exactly 1 year ago this week........

Wishing you continued good heatlh
Nancy

MyTurnNow said:

Coming down the home stretch!!
The boosters were not too bad for me, either. By the time I got there, I was also pretty pink, not burned though. I used the aloe lotion the entire time. The boosters are very quick. Do you see the light at the end yet? I'll keep shining it until you cross the line. You're almost there!!!

you are headed to the finish line...
I became more pink and developed a little blister in the crease beneath my radiated breast during and following the boosts. The boosts (I had five)take a lot less time than the regular radiation treatments. I was faithful with my use of the Hydrophor and Aloe and still use Aquaphor on the breast that is slightly darker in color, warm and a bit swollen (I developed lymphedema).I completed radiaton in early June 2010.
You are almost a Rad Grad. Congratulations are in order.
Hugs,K

TraciInLA said:

Agree with everyone else
I agree with everyone else -- the boosters are nothing to be overly concerned about.

The good thing about them is that (since they're targeted just to the tumor site) they allow the rest of your skin to start healing. In my case, I had bad burns under both arms by the time I got the boosters, and the boosters were nowhere near those areas, so the burns started to heal while I was getting the boosts.

Hang in there -- you're almost done!

Traci

The boosters are so fast
The boosters are so fast that you barely get to lay down and you are done. The rest of the area where you got rads will start to heal during boosters, but, the area getting the boosters, the tumor site only, might get more red and more tender. Just keep using the creams and be gentle with your skin.

Soon you will be done!

missrenee said:

I agree with most of the others
however, I was lucky enough not to really burn--just got reddish pink on the breast and near the clavicle. I was already pretty fatigued by that time, so I really didn't notice a difference there. I just kept putting on my Bio-Oil after treatment and at night.

Glad you are almost done--way to go!

Hugs, Renee

How are you doing with the
How are you doing with the boosters cavediver?

disneyfan2008 said:

WHAT IS BOOSTER?
I had radiation but never heard of booster?

A boost...
is typically radiation specific to the surgical area. It's administered a bit differently than radiation in general. For me, it involved a custom lead cut out, closer proximity to the linear accelerator, and a briefer 'zap' of radiation. I had no burns, no discomfort, and the best part was it meant I was nearly through the @#$%! process.

On my last day I arrived in a Hawaiian shirt, I had leis for everyone (even the parking attendant) and a pineapple upside down cake. as far as I was concerned it was 'Aloha' to the cancer center. Oh, and at my center...I got to keep the little bell.

Best wishes!

what is a booster?
I finished radiation over year ago...never heard of BOOSTER!

sparkle1 said:

I will start my boosters
I will start my boosters tomorrow. I need 8 of these. When speaking with the doctor today he told me the fatigue will probably get worst before it gets better, but it will get better. My skin is completely burned and itchy. I've been using the biafine and betamethasone for the itch. I finally made it to the single digits - just 8 more. One questions is how do you know that the radiation was a success. Who tells you that you are now cancer free? I had a lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation.
Sparkle

what is/ are booster for?
I have never heard of them until on this site? I had 8 wks daily radiation-then just ended...(which is good i know...)

disneyfan2008 said:

what is/ are booster for?
I have never heard of them until on this site? I had 8 wks daily radiation-then just ended...(which is good i know...)

I think someone above
I think someone above answered your question disneyfan. Boosters are a different type of radiation delivered ONLY to the exact tumor site. They are usually given at the end of rads and vary in amount of treatments. Does that help to explain it?

Sue

faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy said:

A boost...
is typically radiation specific to the surgical area. It's administered a bit differently than radiation in general. For me, it involved a custom lead cut out, closer proximity to the linear accelerator, and a briefer 'zap' of radiation. I had no burns, no discomfort, and the best part was it meant I was nearly through the @#$%! process.

On my last day I arrived in a Hawaiian shirt, I had leis for everyone (even the parking attendant) and a pineapple upside down cake. as far as I was concerned it was 'Aloha' to the cancer center. Oh, and at my center...I got to keep the little bell.

Best wishes!

great idea...
sounds like great last day...for all...!