Cancer Radiation Therapy - Description and Side Effects - What Cancer Survivors said about their radiation treatment.

• 39 treatments... Half of Chemo was done first. "all" side effects possible...but not as bad as chemo.
• The Radiation burned my throat and cause my taste bud to malfunction I had to be tube fed for about 4 months I will suffer for dry mouth for life I'm told.
• * Jul 13/09: met with Radiologist * Jul 17/09: got markings for radiation; no "Uranus with many moons" tatt as requested! * Aug 4/09: started radiation every day (it continues for 6 weeks until Sep 15/09); the treatment itself is painless
• 01-05-10 began radiation threatments which will be for 6 weeks.
• 01/07/07 34 sessions side effects facial hair gone no bad thang!! and the one most of us suffer from dry mouth a real pain but hey in the uk water is everywhere isn't it?
• 10 brain treatments 9/16/09 to 9/29/09. 5 treatments targeted at mass in top of right femur 9/21/09 to 9/25/09.
• 10 treatments on pelvic area. 2 treatments on chest. post-radiation: extreme exhaustion, rib pain from chest radiation, back pain most likely from pelvic radiation
• 10/12/09 -11/20/09, 5 days a week for 5 weeks, 6th week went 2x a day. Bottom became very sore as the treatments progressed & bouts with diarrhea.
• 11-16-09
• 11/06 - Radioactive Iodine 105 McI 7/08 - Radioactive Iodine 154 Mcl - temporary blockage of saliva glands (3 & 5 months later)
• 11/06-12/06 tolerated radiation and low dose of temodar quite well until the 4th week, then he became extremely fatigued.
• 12 treatments to shrink the sacrum tumor 1/29 to 2/29 side effects none
• 12/06 to lower back, fatigue
• 15 days of 30 treatments. Extreme nausea-vomiting ribs and back hurt from A:cancer B:radiation C:surgery D: all above
• 1995, no side effects
• 1st" dec 2002 - Jan 2003 to neck - saliva affected, have little saliva have to clean mouth all the time. 2nd round: Dec 2008 to lump in throat as x-ray showed nodules in both lungs
• 2001 - Radiation
• 2002 45 mins a day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. Burns
• 24 sessions of radiation starting 2/11/09 ending 3/14/09
• 25 days of radiation. had to stop midway due to extreme diarrhea Finished treatment Wed 18,2009
• 25 external radiation treatments 2 internal radiation treatments
• 25 External Rads 3 Days of brachytherapy, the worst experience, very painful, had to lay on my back for 3 days, when they removed the 27 needle implants it was most excruciating pain I have ever experienced. The pain meds in my pump made me very sick. I have had no lasting side effects from my rad treatments. I am very fortunate. Re-treated 2/16 thru 2/18 with Cyberknife for relapse.
• 25 radiation treatments in May/June 2009 Burning around stoma site, blisters and burning in my vagina. Still getting a random blister from the radiation. Made me extremely tired, and nauseated. I had chemo during radiation
• 25 rounds external, 3 internal, starting in October, 2007, finished in November.
• 25 treatments, 9 days in every 2 weeks - partial hair loss, starting 1st week in February this year, finishing March 18th
• 26 treatmenst
• 28 days after second surgery. Felt ok until the last week in which I was very tired.
• 28 doses of radiation.
• 28 external 3D radiation treatments, 3 internal high dose radiation treatments. August 7, 2008- Oct.14, 2008. Side effects: diarrhea
• 30 days radiation
• 30 radiotherapy treatments starting 7th July finishing 6 weeks later. Grade 3 ulcers in mouth and throat unable to swallow
• 30 treatments from 6-23-2008 through August 4, 2008 Burning, blistering..think Iwo Jima
• 30 treatments in March/April 09 with headaches, loss of appetite, increased thirst, feeling of being hot
• 33 radiations finished Oct. 6, 2008
• 33 rads very little burning only the last couple boost treatments is all.
• 33 sessions targeted computerized radiation with mask began September, 2006 Side effects: extreme fatigue, partial loss of hair, dry itchy scalp, burned scalp
• 33 treatments
• 34 treatments - Oct. thru Nov. 2005
• 35 radiations. Side effects: severe burnt skin.
• 35 sessions of radiotherapy. Side effects - Local skin irritation. Fatigue.
• 35 treatments daily for 7 weeks 1998
• 35 treatments for unrelated cancer in 2000 35 treatments for first bc diagnosis in 2005
• 35 tx every day M-F for 7 weeks
• 36 days straight on the last few I had to be remarked because my skin was liquid. August 2004
• 36 treatments - September 08 until November 3, 2008. Skin redness, very mild peeling in some spots, tightness under arm.
• 37 radiation treatments from late Sept to the end of November of 2007. Side effects all my saliva gland were destroyed. I can't hardly eat anythin because I have no saliva. swallowing is hard. I also have a different voice now. People call me sir all the time. And I stay tired still. Nerves are shot and now taking anti- depressants
• 37 treatment of radiation 5 times a week which meant 71/2 weeks of treatmen No side effects
• 5 days a week for 7 weeks. Severe radiation burns, unable to wear undergarments for at least a month.
• 5 days a week, for six weeks in December 2006 and January 2007
• 5 days of radiation Feb, 20-26 sore throat for 2 days tired
• 5940cg craniospinal radiation. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY. 33 treatments. Start date: 02/14/96. End date: 03/30/96.
• 6 1/2 weeks of radiation in August, 2008
• 6 months of radiation to the right chest wall extreme fatigue 1/05-4/05
• 6 week daily course of radiation...September/October of 2008....side effects showed up later: exhaustion, dehydration, and eventually lymphedema as well as pneumonitis in right lung.
• 6 weeks after surgery i had first dose of radio iodine and a year later i had another dose. I am 3 months out of my 2nd dose and I am experiencing swollen glands every once in a while. sometimes when i chew my saliva glands will get inflamed and it will be too painful to eat. Who knows is this is thyroid cancer and treatment related though
• 6 weeks completed 1-19-09
• 6 weeks external beam some localized skin issues,,,,,late onset diah, naus--- ***BRACHEYTHERAPY HURT LIKE A BITCH - MOST GOD AWFUL THING I EVER FELT IN MY LIFE - VERY SICK for a few weeks
• 6 weeks of radiation - hair loss - tired.
• 6 weeks over summer 2009 burned skin, menopause
• 6 weeks, everyday started in March. No side effects.
• 6-08 IMRT,
• 7 weeks (m-f) of radiation with one week off in the middle of treatment along with one day of chemo every week. Began treatment in Nov. 08
• 7 weeks / 5 days per..I have not started yet. Went for 1st simulation appt. Second schedlued for Friday. And Off I go shortly after that!
• 7 weeks of external radiation 59 hours of internal radiation (brachtherapy) 4 weeks of chemotherapy (Cisplatin)
• 7 weeks of radiation Monday-Friday beginning 1/18/10
• 8 weeks of IMRT, to the neck and throat area, which caused some burning of the skin and temporary loss of facial hair. Dental issues from the radiation on the gums and teeth. Throat closed during treatment, needed a PEG tube installed for feeding for 5 months.
• 9/12/08 gold seed marker placement-inferior right hepatic lobe 9/22-9/26/08 Cyberknife radiation for liver metastasis
• None either time.
• After chemo - 3 weeks of radiation was a walk in the park for me! I took up raquetball (not generally recommended by any doctor, other patients etc!)
• alot of fatigue, upset stomach, darkening of skin, irratated skin in area involved, sores from radiation--started treatment in February 2006 (28 sessions of external pelvic radiation)
• annoyed bowels, extreme fatigue
• April 20, 2009 thru June 10, 2009 (had to take a week off due to side effects) Side Effects; diarrhea, weightloss, nausea, abdominal pain and 2nd & 3rd degree burns.
• April 22nd 2008 through June 4th 2008. It's hell. But you're in a blur of misery. A few months later your a better person, grateful for the blessings you have in life. Still working on regaining my saliva.
• august 09: radiation in my stomach, new tumor 6 cm
• August and September 2007, Hair loss at site, nausea, redness and burning at site. August 2009, Minimal Side Effects
• August, Sept, and Oct radiation. Side effect is lymphedema in my left leg.
• Bart has undergone whole brain radiation. Brain tumor surgery via Gamma Knife.
• Began Momocyte 5 immediately after the surgery but my breast was not big enough to tolerate it. then had 25 radiation treatments.
• Brachy radiation treatment (multi-catheter).
• Bracytherapy in December 2009, AC and prostate radiation beginning 1/4/2010. Thirty treatments planned.
• coming up
• Completed 8 weeks of radiation therapy on 9-13-06. Minor fatigueness in the afternoons.
• DATES: Jan06 - Mar06 Side Effects: Hair loss, metalic taste when receiving radition, nausea, sensitivity to sun
• Dec 06 to Feb 07
• December 2000 burning sensation on left side of chest wall.
• December 2008 after second relapse: red, itchy skin, diarrhea
• every 5 days then off for two days for a period of 3 weeks. Loss of hair and VERY tired afterwards
• External for 3 weeks daily, Internal for 5 treatments and TOMO for 5 treatments. Internal was the hardest on Aimee because body parts had to be temporarily moved to get to the right spot. Darkening of skin and loss of skin in genital area.
• External radiation 5 days/week.
• external, 5 days a week. Completed 9 of 28 treatments. So far so good... only side effect todate is fatigue.
• Fall / Winter 2005
• Feb. 24, 2009 Gamma knife radiation perfexion treatment The procedure is nothing short of a miracle in technology, however it requires a metal `cage` to be attached to your skull. That process is brutal, as it the pressure release when it is removed. But they got em' so it was worth it :)
• Finished radiation Friday, September 21st, 2007! Skin is burned, sensitive, and very sore.
• first three weeks we're a breeze until we hit 4th week. she felt nauseous, blisters in her throat,mouth,and then when we hit the 5th week her skin broke open on the outside. from the bottom of her ears, to her chest. this is from june til july 9th 08
• five weeks radiation after chemo is done
• following surgery radiation to large area of back from four vantage points; usual side effects of radiation plus nausea and diarrhea because rads went through tummy and intestines to get to spine
• For me radiation was a breeze..I had no side affects outside of hairloss in the treated area. I also had 2 internal rads which seem to last forever but I made it!!
• from jan/08 to march/08 severe vaginal burning,fatague, loss of appetite,vomiting.
• gave in so family wouldnt dis-own me...november 07 ...sick for a couple months
• Had it Twice: Once after the radical neck and again after the radical tonsilectomy
• had no treatment
• Has to wait until after chemtherapy but will undergo 33 treatments.
• have not had yet until thru with chemo, then 35 treatments will follow
• Haven't started radiation yet.
• haven't started yet
• http://renalcarcinoid.blogspot.com/ read first few entries at the beginning, outlines everything.
• I am awaiting chemo/radiation. I had a stroke a week before I was supposed to start and just had gamma knife surgery to correct an avm in my brain. They found an anuerysm ,,, so sheesh, now I have to have that fixed and the ball will get rolling on the chemo/radiation
• I did six weeks of radiation starting on October 26, 2005. What a whirlwind those months were!
• I don't start radiation until after I'm done with chemo.
• I got celulistis of the breast towards the ends of radiation
• I had 15 treatments of radiation which were a little hard on the system. It took me about 10 days before I started to feel better however it did shrink the tumour and alleviated the pain. I was finally able to sit without experiencing pain.
• I had 30 tomotherapy radiations 5 days a week from June until August. The side effects were fatigue and nausea.
• I had 36 treatments of radiation. From July 8-06-August 16-06. I did get burnt and was applying aloe every day. I did get tennis elbow as a result of the radiation. I then had to have therapy for that.
• I had 40 days of IMRT from below my cheeck bones to above my shoulders starting in September 2006. Around day 25 i developed 2nd degree burns and was admitted to the hospital for about 10 days to recover. A mild case of Stevens-Johnson Synrome they said. Long lasting side effects are dry mouth and dificulty swallowing.
• I had my 1st encounter with radiation right before surgery. Then my next was with chemo, and then finally by itself. I had 38 bouts with radiation. Could not eat, loss of teeth, could not swallow, no taste at all, lost 80 lbs before being put on peg tube.
• I had my radiation for 38 days and I feel so tired most of the time.
• I had radiation for seven weeks five days a week, for about 45 minutes, some of my hair came out a little after starting to grow back after chemo, first of June, right after getting married in 1994, until end of July,bottom of hands and feet were black.
• i had radiation of the brain and spine every weekday for 6 weeks. i had severe migraines, lost weight, and i was vomiting. i had blisters and scabs on the back of my ears. my brain showed swelling and fluid build-up, which went away over time. and today, i have a big bald streak on the back of my head where it is so thin.
• I had the iodine radiation. No real side effects. worst thing was having to be away from my little one.
• I hear you're pretty pukey but thats about it. Oh and it melts your innards and body externally.
• I officially start radiation tomorrow. I do like my Radiation Oncologist. He is pretty cool.
• I opted for no radiation.
• I started radiation on December 29, 2009.
• I started readiation on christmas eve 2008. I felt a itching feeling in the area that had been treated but that was about it. As I have more treatments I will blog more info.
• I underwent radiation for about 25 sittings.
• I wanted another baby hopefully if chemo didnt kill my ability
• I will have to do 6 weeks of radiation, after chemo
• I will not be receiving radiation therapy
• I will start radiation after the chemo ends!
• I will start radiation on Monday, October 19th, Monday through Friday for seven weeks.
• I'm at #17 out of 35. Burning and dry mouth.
• image guided IMRT starting 10/16/06
• IMRT 33 sessions, ended 9/11/09
• IMRT radiation started 11/17/09. Side effects were almost immediate - nausea and tiredness. Not too long before I lost all appetite. Thank goodness I have a PEG tube.
• IMRT started 7/7/08
• IMRT using PET Scan and CT Scan results. Scheduled to being 11/9/09. IMRT went smoothly at first. As treatment progressed, I started to see signs of burning along my bikini line and painful itching on by anus. Delays in IMRT have been caused by low blood counts (low platelets). In a perfect world, IMRT would have finished 12/17, and now will not be done until after Christmas, God willing.
• IMRT- 32 doses...if you've done this, you know all the side effects...
• IMRT: May 18, 2009 to June 26, 2009 - 5 days a week
• In process of getting everything set up.
• initially told not need 7/6/09 told raDIATION WILL BE NEEDED WHEN I HEAL FROM MY SECOND SURGERY..MY SURGEON NEVER CHECKED THE NODES WHEN HE DID HYSTERECTOMY I HAD TO FIND A NEW SURGEON AND HAVE LYMPHN NODE REMOVAL 8/6/09 27 NODES REMOVED NO CANCER
• Intensity modulated radiation X 30 treatments, 7/28/08 through 9/9/08. Side effects included burning of the pelvic & rectal area with blistering, extreme pain with urination and bowel movements, nausea & fatigue.
• Jan. 4, 2007 Radiation Tatooing & positioning - 33 treatments (5 a week) Feb.23, 2007 - final treatment!
• July 6 Radiation and 1st Chemo begins
• July, 2004 to September, 2004 Sometimes when I swallow I start to cough. The esophagus was damaged. It will recover, but still hasn't.
• June - August 2005: Side effects- 1st and 2nd degree burns on the skin; fatigue; unable to sit.
• june 2003
• June 30th 2009, forgot how much the dose was, it was everyday for the whole two months. Side effects: burned skin, loss of appetite, hair loss, sore throat, gastric pain.
• Just started radiation. No side effects yet but I have heard they are hideous
• Linear radiation March to May 2007. Three brachy-radiation treatments in June 2007. Side effects some bowel problems, diarrhea.
• Loss of taste, acute mucositis, loss of hair at back or neck, blistering of throat.
• Lots
• luckily for me , i don't have to undergo radiation
• Mammosite 5 day 2 times a day, a little sun burn.
• Mammosite Radiation scheduled for 9/10/2008
• Mammosite therapy, 6/23 - 7/3 Thickening, discoloration, burning, peeling.
• March - May 2004. 2nd degree burns and intense fatigue and sleepiness (no, those are NOT the same thing).
• March and April 2008 - part of my skin peeled just like a regular sunburn; tenderness months afterwards
• May 2-June 10th, 2007 Really scary, very tired,headaches & teary
• May of 2004; six weeks; breast raw for 1 week; I have alot of stiffness under my arm; I exercise it by swimming
• MD wanted to hospitalize me for entire round of 5 wk (daily) radiation for pain control but refused - took several months to get through it- terrible radiation burns
• Microradiosurgery done in Singapore. Given 30 Gys in 10 fractions. Started on April 15, 2009. Hair loss in some places.
• Mom had radiation - only hair loss. Dad had radiation - trouble swallowing.
• Months of April and May. I had swelling of the feet. Not sure if it even worked.
• My husband had radiation at the site of his neck surgery.
• my mom is seing her radiation onncologist august 31. That's when we are going to find out the date of her first treatment.
• N/A
• Nerve damage that was painful for several months.
• no
• No radiation
• No radiation ever.
• No radiation needed
• No radiation...was told on consultation for this that it would weaken my lung & esophagus & "may cause them to become cancerous!" Not for me!
• no treatment yet?
• Non
• non so far she hasn't healed from surgery
• none
• none
• None and none
• None yet, though I get some if chemo doesn't kick it.
• None.
• Not many young women there. Duration 7 wks (after chemo started) Daily. Didn't burn at all. Doctor at conclusion surprised by that!
• not part of treatment
• Not yet scheduled
• Nov/07 PBR(partial Breast Radiation) 1 week = two times a day.
• November 1, 2006, 30 treatments M-F caused sever fatigue, cystisis and cramping
• Nuclear Oncology 41 treatments 11/08 no side effects
• october 2008,, no side effects yet
• ok burns butt doing okay 12/7-12-15/ 12/30 12/31
• Ouch March 2009 Pain in my neck, face, and teeth
• Pelvic radiation; July - September 2006 Side effects became so severe required hospitalization during final week of treatment.
• Pending biopsy results. I may not need radiation.
• Plaque brachytherapy - July 2003. Plaque inserted on Friday morning and removed Monday night. Long, long weekend in isolation and having to carry a geiger counter around. Eye was puffy, bloodshot for a long time, painful and vision deteriorated quite rapidly. Now have retinal detachment, pretty lousy vision in that eye and grey areas on the sclera (white of the eye) that may be burns from the cauterisation tool or where the sclera has thinned due to the radiation. Last November (2007), it was noticed that the edge of the tumour is still growing in some areas and I have therefore had to have these treated with Transpupillary Thermotherapy (laser).
• Pre OP external beam radiotherapy to a dose of 50.4Gy for 28days to Pelvis from 04/03/2008 to 10/04/2008on 6MV Linear Accelerator.
• Pre OP external beam radiotherapy to a dose of 50.4Gy for 28days to Pelvis from 04/03/2008 to 10/04/2008on 6MV Linear Accelerator. No any side effect of radiation
• R-Chop R-Ice
• RA-131 74.4 Mci on June 5th. Side effects included swelling of my throat and neck, headache, nausea and eventually really nasty taste in my mouth. June 12th - full body scan, results were good, and follow up on July 24th with blood work.
• Rad 131 2 times
• Radiactive Iodine - February 2007.
• radiation 1989 - ignorance is bliss....I didn't find the treatment too bad, maybe 'cos I'm able to block out the "what if" questions (or as my wife prefers to put it, I am too stupid to get worried)
• Radiation after surgery
• Radiation began December 7, 2009 and will last 5 days per week through January 26, 2010.
• Radiation began in June 2008 for 25 sessions. Suffered anus hernias and a damaged tail bone. The hernias were treated with a sith bath and the tail bone recovered by March 2009. Minimal hair loss around the pelvic area.
• Radiation began on 8/31 with 35 treatments to follow.
• radiation daily for 6 weeks. started with just burns on my head. get the blue light special during radiation. hair started falling out this weekend (9/26)
• Radiation for 32 weeks
• radiation for 5 weeks (On his third week)
• Radiation for me became a time of meditation and a time to just lay back and picture my cancer cells being burned to a crisp (along with my bladder, vagina, uterus, ovaries, and anything else in there)...sometimes I cried during treatment and sometimes I just pretended it wasn't really me...I had the best team and although I hope to never have to deal with this treatment again I know where I will go without a doubt - Wellspring Oncology in St.Petersburg Florida. I had six weeks of daily (mon-fri) treatments starting Sept 8, 2008 and ending Oct.20, 2008. I had pretty bad "burns" all over my vaginal and rectal areas, pain in my butt (haha), and my bladder was affected (frequency, burning)...I still have no confirmation of the extent of damage to my womanly organs but will in a few weeks...
• Radiation for pain management only, not for reduction of tumor.
• Radiation has been ongoing since 2/12/07. The first layer of skin around the anal site and vulva is gone and there is a great deal of irritation and pain,
• Radiation in 1991 to my right breast and in 1992 to my left breast. No significant side effects.
• Radiation in July 2008. I was very fortunate and blessed not to have any side effects from radiation.
• Radiation is anticipated to begin the second week in July. Treatment plan will include 35 radiation sessions over a period of 7 weeks.
• Radiation Oct 07-Dec 07 5 weeks of daily external radiation, then 3 days of Brachytherapy in hospital. Burning in pelvic area, frequent loose stools (5-6 times a day) frequency and urgency with urination. Really bad fatigue, lasted a long time after. Oct 09 External radiation to vag 10x (2 weeks). burning in vag/urethra, pain on urination, radiation burns on outside of thighs (entry points) fatigue.
• Radiation October 2004
• Radiation on site of mastecomy (2002) Radiation on T12 and right hip (2007)
• Radiation scheduled for June 30 in Dallas. Body Scan scheduled 2 weeks after radiation. Goal is the radiation will kill any cells remaining in my body.
• Radiation side effects were just becoming exausted. I was pretty healthy until I got cancer, never had any health issues and never had to take any medication before.
• Radiation start date 10/5/09, 35 days total, five days a week
• Radiation started 10/10/07 and I go M-F once a day for 6 weeks
• Radiation started August 3, 2009, last treatment September 18, 2009. Side effects included wicked burns--I was shooting fire & broken glass even when passing just gas-- which have mostly healed, and a fused vagina--surprise! Also, 3 months after the last radiation treatment, I have decreased range of motion and pain in my hips, can't cross my legs like I have always done. And listen to me--I've turned into a complainer.
• Radiation started in Jan 2009-lost my hair, pain in my arm went away but I lost the use of my left hand.
• Radiation started July 7 Burns started the end of the following week. Burns worsened the 3 week, to the point that there were blisters all around my anus and vaginal area. Doctors were suprised at the intensity of the burns. Start of 5th week, 2nd round of chemo, but burns got so bad by the Wednesday, that on the Thursday, I had to take a 10 day break. Burns healed incredibly fast and began treatment 10 days later. One thing I noticed was that in the beginning I was being set up for the radiation differently with each different technician... when I told the doctors that in week 4, he had the previous sessions scrutinized and from that time on, there was a distinct difference AND consistency in the setup process. I don't know if in the long run it will affect the effectiveness of my treatment or not. Only time will tell.
• radiation started Oct 26 09, no side effetcts yet.
• Radiation therapy (RT), 2000 rads for 22 days, were given to areas of initial bulky disease. (middle of chest cavity)
• Radiation to esophagus and abdominal lymph node March/April 2008 Radiation to supraclavicular lymph node January/February 2009
• Radiation Tx for Vaginal Tumor - 4/20/09-5/5/09 (mom is fatigued, loss of appetite) Radiation Tx for Metastasis on Ribcage - 4/27/09-5/8/09 Mom developed a UTI that went unnoticed - doc said it was normal pain - this delayed her chemo tx.
• Radiation was started immediately after the chemo (at my insistence, I wanted it all to be over with). My blood count dropped so low, even my doctors didn't want to be around me! I went for 37 times. And now I can say that I have 9 (prison) tattoos.
• radiation was the new pinpoint radiation in dec/jan 06/07. main effects are much smaller vaginal area (now the size of 11-12 year old girl).
• Radiation will start in 6 months
• Radioactive Iodine-dry mouth everything tasted like cardboard for over two months. Salivary gland infection.
• Radioactive Iodine: July 2004
• Radioactive plaque 09/09 Extreme tiredness at times, still get that. Sore eye for a short time, nowhere near as bad as I had imagined:)
• Radioactive spheres injected into the liver. May and September 2009. Thought it had worked but didn't
• RAI 10/06
• RAI 150 mci in Jan/09 and a second round scheduled in 12/09
• RAI Dec. 18, 2009, 154 mCi
• RAI- extreme jaw, throat, and salivary gland swelling.
• RAI-Radioactive Iodine Abalation on 9/8/2009-some activity noted in the thyroid area, but no where else.
• Rather not discuss
• Received 5 weeks of localized radiation to the chest
• right now 10 rounds on the one left in my brain, and the spots that the other 2 was removed from
• SBRT-nausea, gastric pain Just about to have SIRT and am very excited because this will treat my whole liver and I am feeling positive that maybe this will slow down the recurrence.
• Scheduled for 28 rounds of radiation daily
• scheduled Jan 4 2010 for 6 weeks
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• Sept-Oct. 07. 26 treatments went well. Yes tired but not too much. Glad it is over. Hardly any burning. Used Lubriderm cream all the time; that helped. UPDATE AUG/08. Enjoyed the summer sun but made sure to use SPF 50 so as not to burn.
• Sept. & Oct. 2005- every day for 5 weeks (except for Sat. and Sun.)
• September 2007 Burned skin on chest and under arm
• skin down there fell off. over & over. friable skin that bleeds. No control over bowels..limited over bladder. skin that is tender...can't wear clothes. (no more underwear...except in public) Wear Oversize bottoms & boxers).
• skin fell off. All my private skin fell off...(OUCH). Peeing without skin is no fun.. HUH! still cant wear clothes that bind...
• Start date 10/28/08
• Start Date 11-30-2009-6 weeks of radiation- IMRT
• start radiation on Jan 12th thru Feb 23rd
• started 1/6/09: fatigue and upset stomach, loose bowels
• Started 5 weeks of external beam radiation in June of 2008. I had alot of nausea and loss of appetite, painful radiation burns. Damage done to ureters which caused me to have additional surgery in July and August of 2008.
• Started 6/03/09 finished 7/15/09 ... 28 days IMRT pelvic radiation. Side effect- too many to list, skin burns, constant extreme diahrrea, urinary burning, hair loss in radiation area, nausea and vomiting... TIRED (unlike anything I've ever known!!)
• Started 7 weeks of radiation and 7 weeks of Erbitux on May 11,2009.
• started 8-4-09 ongoing
• Started external radiation on 2/4, to have 25 treatments; then 2 "internal" ones fatigue, but can't blame it all on radiation
• Started MammoSite on 15 May 2007. First treatment went without a hitch. Second treatment, I developed a "big" air bubble and treatment could not be done. Replaced the first "balloon" with a larger one and was able to resume treatment the following day...2 treatments a day for 5 days and all done!!! NO SIDE EFFECTS like traditional radiation. YEA!!!!! :)
• Started October 28,2009 28 treatments M-F
• Started pelvic Aug 2, 2009 for 28 days. Finished with no side effects!
• Started radiation 9-14-2009, radiation of pelvic area. Will be for six weeks, everyday five days a week. No side effects yet. 5fu is now constant infusion via pump and Oxaliplatin is halted until end of radiation.
• Started radiation in mid-June 2009 - 25 treatments are planned
• Started radiation Oct. 25, 2006 and finished up Dec. 14, 2006. Side Effect: breast pain, very tender. And Still very tender.
• Started radiation on 9/8/08. 5x/week for 6 weeks.
• Started Radiation on January 14, 2008 and finished on the 22nd of February, 2008. Just had experienced fatigue and a burning sensation where the radiation treatment was done.
• Started radiaton 7/20/09
• Starting after fertility treatments and egg retrieval, in one month to six weeks. I understand that it will be a low-dose radiation five days a week for five weeks.
• Starting April I had 25 radiation treatments 5 days a week for 5 weeks. It burned the outer part of me to the point that my skin blackened. I could not walk or sit without hurting,even standing made me weak. Then I had a two week break before I went into the hospital for internal radiation treatments.I was to have 5 high dose treatments done all in one week where i would go in the morning for treatment and at night for another treatment. Monday I went in to have it surgically put in,had a treatment...had another treatment that next day. Then the doctor decided it could be better so he took it out and made some changes.He had me come back 2 weeks later and finished up the last 3 treatments by putting me back in the hospital and surgically implanting the radiation device again.My doctor was very particular about how he did everything and he took such good care of me.
• Starting end of March
• Starting March 12 2009
• Starting radiation on Monday, February 23.
• Still to come
• TBA
• To be determined
• to come
• to my back, ten treatments, now i need to self catherize and have a blood clot in my entire right leg
• Two weeks of radiation was fine. Fatigue.
• Vomiting Sleepy
• Weakness, fatigue
• Weill have gamma Knife radiation to brain lesions
• Well, radiation, wasn't to bad & yes if made me sick to my stomach sometimes. But I think the worst for me was the burn it left on my breast, that hurt the most. I was given cream to help the burn & it pretty much took care of it. I was lucky in that area, I only had to take 7 wks. of radiation & my mom & I had to drive 75 miles every day for it. I think that was the worst, casue with a sick stomach, the ride was not so good.
• When first I went for radiation it was as I was just bloating with fluid from chemo side effects so had to wait and when I went to re-do markers they said markers were now in place so I was able to continue so that was oct/02 or thereabouts... Actually I improved while taking rad as I was so sick to start and on oxygen 24/7 I had some burns at the site and was tired as I had been in advance.
• Will be begin first week of November. Tentative treatment plan is 1 week of chemo & radiation, followed by 4-5 weeks of radiation, then a final week of chemo and radiation.
• Yes 6.5 weeks worth. I had a bad burn.The fatigue was difficult.
• yes, 32 times, the 1st time and 32 time the second.
• yes, 5x/week for 7 weeks...started on 5/19/09
• Yes. 25 treatments.