Hypo-Fractionated Radiation With a Boost

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meschellejensen
meschellejensen Member Posts: 117
in Breast Cancer #1

Hello,

I will begin Hypo-Fractionated Radiation and Boost Treatment in two weeks.  I am wondering if anybody can give me an idea of what to expect.  I will have to be away from home for treatment for four weeks (I live about 400 miles from the hospital) and I will have to get myself to the hospital for treatment daily.  I realize that everybody is different, but I am wondering if any of you could give me some idea of what to expect in terms of side effects.  The paperwork that covered side effects from the hospital looked really scary.  I am trying to figure out if I can stay in a Hope Lodge about 45 minutes from the hospital (to save money) or if I will need to stay across the street (hotel) in order to be able to get myself to treatment daily. 

Thank you for any information that you can provide!  I have no idea of what to expect yet.

Meschelle

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  • HapB
    HapB Member Posts: 527
    edited May 2017 #2
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    Right behind you with the same questions

    Hi Meschelle, I am just starting this process with lumpectomy scheduled for next week to be followed by 12 weeks of weekly chemo and 4-6 weeks of radiation, the chemo every 3 weeks. I too will need to get myself to and from treatments and live a distance from the hospital and don't know whether it is doable alone. I will be interested in any responses of people with similar protocols.

  • jessiesmom1
    jessiesmom1 Member Posts: 915 Member
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    Getting to Treatment Site

    The American  Cancer Society has a program called Road to Recovery. In that program, volunteers give cancer patients rides to hospitals, infusion centers, etc. It is free, too. Just go to that section of this site to find out if the program exists in your area. I hope it does. Good luck.

    IRENE 

  • Houseofwiggles
    Houseofwiggles Member Posts: 1
    edited May 2017 #4
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    Radiation - driving and what to expect

     I finished 33 rounds of radiation in January. The office was about 45 minutes from my house and I drove myself to every one of them. Radiation made me a little more tired  but not too tired to function. It made my skin a little dry and a little red. I used a cream called miaderm available at Amazon and I took L glutamine  in powder form daily both on the recommendation of my radiation oncologist. I did not have any skin cracking or horrible side effects   

  • meschellejensen
    meschellejensen Member Posts: 117
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    Houseofwiggles

    Thank you so much for your post!  This is exactly the information that I was looking for!  This sounds very doable!

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