What are Radiation Therapies? List from Cancer Survivors
The below is a list that has been posted by the bloggers in this cancer community. There are 7577 cancer fighters that are members here. This is what they said, not what the doctors or nurses will tell you.
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Breast Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Breast Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation therapy went well --- got red and a little "crusty", but nothing compared to the effects of chemo. Tried to tell myself I was going to a spa daily for heat therapy. Never had any pain from radiation, but it was weird to see the change of skin color on my BACK from having gone right through me!
12/20/10 - Radiation treatments begin. 31 treatments total; 5 boosts towards the end. No side effects. Used fresh aloe vera gel and the bottled one. Will complete rads first week of 2/11.
Starting radiation on Monday, February 23.
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
None either time.
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cardiomyopathy
Radiation kicked my butt. I'm tired enough to need regular naps during the week. Mild sunburn? Not likely....I've had a rash and blistering.
dont know yet
Radiation treatments to chest & under arm for complete series - Summer 2001; absolutely worse burn I ever had in my life although it did eventually heal. Also had a complete hysterectomy operation while undergoing radiation treatments.
63 treatments, finished in June 2010.
5 days a week for 7 weeks. Severe radiation burns.
Hated it so much.
Had radition for 31 sessions.
Side effects: subclincal hypothyroidism, and my left breast is hard.
Won't know until the lymph nodes are tested. Post Op note: yes, 6.5 weeks of radiation will begin in Jan. of '11. 9 nodes taken three, including a sentinel, had cancer.
End of March to mid May 2010. First 14 treatments were okay. From treatment 15 onwards, burning, and around day 20ish, had to use burn victim cream. Fatigue after chemo plus radiation treatments.
6 months of radiation to the right chest wall
extreme fatigue 1/05-4/05
33 rounds of radiation with boost, Feb-March 2010
10 weeks, lost alot of weight, it was cake compared to the 6 cycles of chemo, but at the end I was very, very sore, and exhausted. like being 4 weeks post-op all over again. I still have bone tenderness, and localized swelling if I take any type of hit to the area.
Pending biopsy results. I may not need radiation.
having radiation now until september 21st
10/13 had radiation to T12 vertebrae as it was pushing on the fluid around my spinal cord. Side Effects: besides the usual fatigue from radiation I got Radiation Esophogitis. It was very painful for a few weeks when ever I swallowed anything, even water.
full breast may 2009 daily 20 minutes got bad at end red sore itchy hurt put lavender natural cream avalon I took spirilina to get rid of radiation i got reiki it helped
no radiation
Opted for none
radiation on my back tumors and shoulder tumor
6 and a half weeks of daily localized treatments. 33 total, with 5 boosts at the end.
Began 6/2/11
FINISHED 7/19/11!!!
Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Prostate Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
NONE!!
3 months of conformal radiation at Tufts New England
The radiation caused the bladder cancer and much irritation
brachytherapy sept 2015 urination difficulty after, subsided a week later with pills
I had 38 radiation treatments in 2016. It made me feel very fatigued and other painful side effects.
N/A Radiation poisons; cannabis cures.
None. Had surgery not worked I would have been put on radiotherapy but thankfully it was not needed.
Burning senceation when urinating May 2000 to July 2000
40 treatments in 2005. Difficulty holding bladder.
41 sessions to pelvis area and prostate, using Orbit Arc, some side effects; dizziness, burns, medications helped ease the process
The 39 trip to Radiation treatments were pretty anticlimactic. Thank god my job worked with me and let me leave early each day. Can't imagine if they didn't worked with me. I was lucky there! Never had any pain from the treatment and very little if any side affects. They is nothing to be worried about in this treatment as far as I'm concerned.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, 36 treatments, 2011. Immediate side effect: permanent loss of my pubic hair. Do not gloss over seemingly trivial changes in appearance. How we look after treatment – the size of our genitals, the presence of pubic hair – has been part of a male's self-image since puberty.
Due to have in May 2014
Brachytherapy 10 yrs ago. Recurrence 2 years ago
External whole brain and focused
Declined
to my back, ten treatments, now i need to self catherize and have a blood clot in my entire right leg
February 2003. Side Effects - ED, Tiredness, fatigue, hot flushes, Radiation burns to anus and buttocks, rectal leaking and short term memory loss.
Lung Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Lung Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
October 2008 Radiation. Max dose. She can never receive it again.
Radiation 6 weeks may June 2016. Esophagitis, chronic cough
Radiation to leg
Once in my brian
2-18-20 to 3-10-20 no side effects
9/12/08 gold seed marker placement-inferior right hepatic lobe
9/22-9/26/08 Cyberknife radiation for liver metastasis
Proton radiation, right upper lobe, 2014 Upper left lobe, 2017, photon radiation
October 2013-pnemonitis, fatigue
4-12-10 targeted therapy radiation
I started radiation treatments on October 25, 2010. I'm not sure what all of this means but my total dose is 6,120cgy. I have 34 treatments total; so I receive 180cgy a day, monday through friday. So I should finish around December 13, 2010 depending on if I miss any days or if my oncologist wants to change my plan. My side affects aren't too bad. I already have some shortness of breath so I don't think it is from the radiation. I have really sensitive skin so It is kind of red, so the therapists gave me some cream to rub on it. They mentioned that my skin will get worse before it gets better.
Radiation started 10/10/07 and I go M-F once a day for 6 weeks
starting the 3rd week of August 2013
15 days of 30 treatments. Extreme nausea-vomiting ribs and back hurt from A:cancer B:radiation C:surgery D: all above
Radiation everyday for 3 months
very tired
36 treatments...
35 radiation treatments, some sore throat and trouble swalowing.
radiation starts on March 8th
Mevatron radiation for brain on Nov 22, 2012
Will start this next week.
35 treatments daily for 7 weeks 1998
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 :)
None to date - The surgeon and oncologist felt that I should wait before starting chemo or radiation and be on the anti-fungal medication, indicating at least a year, to see if once the infection was gone, the remaining spots in my lungs would be gone. In January of 2010, I lost my job, medical insurance and the financial ability to continue the meds. I've recovered enough to find work and have been there long enough to receive medical insurance...now to find the courage to return to the doctor and take up where we left off, uhhh less the pre-existing conditions...to be continued...
December 2004- Radiation to large tumor in lung.
October 2005- Radiation to tumor in lung and spine.
August 2008- Radiation to spine.
May 2010- Full brain radiation.
Weill have gamma Knife radiation to brain lesions
Starting radiation with my second chemo on the 24th of august 2010
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
20 sessions of radiotherapy on my mediastinal mass which caused damage to my left lung and heart in May - June 2012. The side effect I had was tiredness.
Recommended
Only side effect to radiation therapy is loss of hair in my neck area, which is a poasitive as I did not need to shave my face for several months. Hair is slowly growing back, which tells me that laser hair removal is not permanent, so stop throwing your money away and keep waxing which I am sure is cheaper. How I know this? I have 2 daughters, LOL.
May 11th 2016 we decide to not have the external beam radiation recommended by our Oncologist.
Had TOMOTHERAPY without any known side affects
Intensity modulated radiation therapy, June 7th- July 12th 2012.
Radiation therapy was (25) Involved Field Radiation over 5 weeks, March 29th through May 2nd 2012. The radiation treatment itself was painless, although the mask and tongue guard were uncomfortable. The side effects were progress skin burns, mouth sores, difficulty swallowing, and nausea. The side effects subsided a couple of weeks after treatment ended.
Yes, radiation on both sides, and I have had breast cancer on both sides.
I hear you're pretty pukey but thats about it. Oh and it melts your innards and body externally.
Bunch of long words
3 docs said yes, 3 docs said no, so I did not have radiation after chemo treatments proved decent
All of feb thirty days. Nausea and tired.
Apr 18 2018 skin rashes (itchy & redness), hot feeling, dry throat.
Started radiation on brain Nov 2016 had just 5 sessios 'to clean up area' no side effects except for a little burnig at site which moisturiser healed
4000 rads finished 3/2015. major burns now just weird tan
23 radiation sessions
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.
None yet, though I get some if chemo doesn't kick it.
Radiation with Breast Surgery
no radiation
Radiation daily for 3 weeks ending 28/6/2012
luckily for me , i don't have to undergo radiation
23 rounds of radiation on my neck and shoulder.
Zevlin. Horrible pain in my feet, very slow recovery, severe fatigue
not part of treatment
Melanomas of the Skin Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Melanomas of the Skin Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
I can't remember. Twenty sessions to neck after neck surgery, five treatments to brain after craniotomy.
Didn’t do Radiation they. Could not guarantee that the radiation would not enter my brain
Kidney Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Kidney Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
My husband had radiation at the site of his neck surgery.
no treatment yet?
No chemo no radiation
10 days of radiation,difficult to say what side effects were from Radiation, Sutent (oral chemo) or Aredia (IV drip for bones)
Radiation on femur
Pancreatic Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Pancreatic Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
will be starting after Christmas
Oct 12-Nov 2, 2015 chemo- xeloda- so far, no side effects
Every other day radiation
Mom chose not to do radiation
Will begin in three weeks as I di the implants on 11th Of Oct
not sure what is next
Radiation was given at UPMC Shadyside after a bad bleeding episode. We were told radiation could stop the bleeding but with too much could make it worse.
Radiation to start on Oct.25th for new tumor on 1st surgical bed thats not responding to other treatments..
Dec 15 to feb 1,2016 weight loss, pain, very poor appetite, and diminished short term memory,fatique
No. Maybe after chemo.
Radiation - Jan 2013-March 2013; Reported weight loss, nausea, some disorientation on dehydration.
Chemo/radiation from 8/11/16-9/20/16. Some nausea, diarrhea and fatigue
no radiation or anything else just chemo
Radiation Therapy June 2011 for 5 weeks
Declined radiation on advice from second opinion from Dana Farber
Radiation followed first course of chemotherapy, and was given for 28 days in September 2010
Radiation to liver and pancreas area 8/13/18-9/25/18
No radiation
VMAT for 10 days to relieve pain
Radiation - 6/14/10 to 7/22/10 Monday through Friday: Had some bad mornings starting about halfway through, but always seemed to feel better after his treatment. At night, the upset stomach side effects would kick in.
Oral Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Oral Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Loss of taste, acute mucositis, loss of hair at back or neck, blistering of throat.
35 Rads Mid - 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
started July 2008 - OK at first - Got weaker- drove myself first couple of weeks- lost good judgment- totaled my car- wife drove me after that...got down to an old man's shuffle at the end.
35 IMRT treatments
Dates: starting late August and ending November 11, 2011.
Side Effects include;
Dry mouth especially at night
weak
weight loss and muscle atrophy
loss of appetite (food just tastes bad period)
Mucus in mouth during the day
Hoping to avoid.
25 treatments, 9 days in every 2 weeks - partial hair loss, starting 1st week in February this year, finishing March 18th
Tomotherapy
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
June 2009. not many, all related to not being able to swallow without pain. Important to get help, magic mouth wash, pain meds. Liquid diet essential
Waiting to start
33 IMRT Start date 3/18/2011.
Mouth sores ( treating with Manuka honey ) stiffness in operated areas, fatigue, some hairloss in zapped area - so far not too bad... No burns yet. No taste.. Ugh!
21days, 2 per day starting in August. Side Effects: Currently, have no saliva glands working, have only 50% of my taste buds working, have no beard below my lower lip and in a circle to include the back of the neck.
Ovarian Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Ovarian Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
No radiation done
None to date
Radiation is every two weeks for me. I suffer from extreme fatigue and almost like a sunburn on the area.
Radiation therapy to the abdominal/pelvic area; diarrhea, abdominal cramping
Radiation is new for me so Ill let you know as we get there
radiation on the neck damaged my salavia glands
Fatigue nausea diarrhea dental problems severe digestion issues
Radiation in 2003. A small bit of redness and burning of the skin.
august 09: radiation in my stomach, new tumor 6 cm
TBD, Feb 2016 - Brain
stay tuned....
Thyroid Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Thyroid Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
7/20/10: Radioactive Iodine Therapy
I had 98 millicuries of I-131 on 12-10-2008. Being hypo was bad! I worked up until a week before the treatment which if I ever have to do it again I will take off work much earlier!! My sweet mom had to cook all my LID meals. I had to save my energy for work. The actual treatment was fine. I was only in the hospital in isolation for 24 hours. I drank lots of fluids and took many showers in order to get out fast!! haha
Radioactive iodine 131
nov,2010 300 units of radioactive iodine treatment
Will begin Radioactive Iodine Treatment after the second surgery.
Rad 131 2 times
Not yet scheduled
Radiation March 2010. Didn't work
RAI in June. Ultasound last week (Feb. 2012) no side effects
I completed RAI-131 in December 2009 and follow up scans until 2010. Follow up ultrasounds with lymph node mapping tests continue.
Proton Therapy test
Scheduled for radioactive iodine 5/6/15
RAI Dec. 18, 2009, 154 mCi.
Permanent damage to both parotid glands.
RAI 150 mci in Jan/09 and a second round scheduled in 12/09
RAI Scheduled for 12/15/2010
will have radioactive oblation at local hospital on 4/19/2017
Not yet scheduled, but on the horizon.
Getting prepared to start the I131 treament
Radioactive Iodine treatment a week before Christmas....NO real immediate side effects
Had Thyrogen injections on August 16th & 17th and then the RAI on August 18th. My face, neck and throat didn't start to hurt until a few weeks after the RAI. Now it seems with the cold weather my face hurts. Swollen salivary glands. Very tired all the time. Just completed my 6 month whole body scan and bloodwork for thyroglobulin...waiting on results.
RAI treatment- Still waiting on date.
Radioactive Iodine Treatment 1/9/2017-1/27/2017
RAI 131 May 2003, Feb 2005, June 2010
side effects: fatigue, brain fog, mouth dryness, dry skin achy joints especially hips.
RAI treatment - July 2011. No side effects.
Radioactive iodine therapy Dec. 17, 2013. April 15, 2014
Stomach Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Stomach Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Left skull base October'09. Dehydration, hair loss, weight loss, ringing in ears with a pressure that felt as though ears were going to explode. Blisters on ears both inside and out and raw peeling facial skin. January '10 another round of 15 treatments on pelvic area and spine. Unable to walk, numbness of entire lower body and left leg. Effects still going on to left side of body. Feet freeze like they are always in a vat of ice. They are very heavy feeling as though they are being dragged. Hole through the center of back. I assume this is where the radiation burned thru the body.
Doctor saids he want help.
Radiation began 6.21.13 - Extreme Tiredness, nausea, that is when he essentially stopped eating.
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)
April thru May 28 treatments
Fatigue burning sensation electricity feeling throwing up
Brain Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Brain Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
I started radiation therapy in late February 2010 and finished my six weeks of treatment in the beginning of April 2010. It made me incredibly weak and tired. I was also having a LOT of seizures during this time and they made the lethargy worse. My hair fell out where the radiation was focused. I could have sported an awesome mohawk but with my hair down or covered by a scarf people claimed they didn't notice. Two years later I'm still missing hair on the left side of my head. No ponytails for me but I'm getting laser hair growth treatments for free from my hairdresser. I also lost part of my left eyebrow but people say they don't notice it. (I think people lie to make me feel better about all of it.)
Parts of my head felt hot and dry. The left side of my head still feels dry and itchy sometimes. I started losing hearing in my left ear in the summer of 2011. I can still hear from it. I'm not totally deaf, but when allergies are bad or I have a cold I hear like I have my finger stuck in my ear.
right now 10 rounds on the one left in my brain, and the spots that the other 2 was removed from
5 minutes of radiation on my brain. February 2,2010
5940cg craniospinal radiation. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY. 33 treatments. Start date: 02/14/96. End date: 03/30/96.
brain damage, vision change and partial hearling loss
slured speach dizziness and delirium
every 5 days then off for two days for a period of 3 weeks. Loss of hair and VERY tired afterwards
IMRT - 7/18/16 - 8/25/16
February-April 2013 lost hair, sore throat, skin burns
Starting 1/21/13
Started radiation November 9, 2011 -6 week course - to early to see much reactions as yet
Alot of skin burning and pain associated with that.
Radiation - 12/2009 - 2/2010. Very emotionally draining. Once got back from treatment had to take a nap.
started 9/13/2010-weekdays, mostly tiredness
30 treatments in March/April 09 with headaches, loss of appetite, increased thirst, feeling of being hot
Just started radiation on 1/3/2011 Completed Radiation on 2/17/2011
42 days of radiation. Lost my hair, fatique, nausea, headaches.
1/12/12 - begin daily radiation for 6-7 weeks.
LINAC 6 WEEKS
Radiation therapy from 04/06/2013 to 05/20/2013. I really did not have many side effects.
Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Chills
6-08 IMRT, It made me tired!
33 sessions targeted computerized radiation with mask began September, 2006
Side effects: extreme fatigue, partial loss of hair, dry itchy scalp, burned scalp
Radiation - 6 weeks ends August 24th
6 weeks of Radiation. finished last treatment 6-28-2011
Multiple Myeloma Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Multiple Myeloma Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
To start 9/1/15
4/2010
Was nauseated after almost every session. Due to the back pain it was extremely hard to get from the stretcher to the table. It always felt like i was getting stabbed in the back. Loss of appetite.
one very strong round of total body lymphathic radiation
November 2010. No side effects.
Colon and Rectal Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Colon and Rectal Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
PAIN!!!
Radiotherapy on the spine, section C7; May-June 2010, 16 sessions over two weeks, 5minutes each session.
The first few days there were not much side-effects. Towards the end of the first week, the throat began to hurt, and there was increased difficulty in swallowing. The voice soon became raspy and coarse. The soreness of the throat and lost voice persisted for around 6-8weeks.
There were increased phlegm and saliva production, which mum said tasted "chemical" and would spit out quickly. On the skin, a red rash began to show, and the doctor advised to avoid sunlight, as the rash will darken.
Treatment with CyberKnife also carried out on the spine. Results are yet to be assessed, and the doctor said it will take around 3months to see any visibly reduction in the tumour.
Radiation therapy for six weeks resulting in damage to bladder and intestines.
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.
Radiation for 28 days before surgery, totally demolished my skin at the bottom.
.Currently waiting on next oncology appt for continued treatment after surgery
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.
not yet, but it is coming~
Bad Burns from radiation (37 treatments). Low energy..or should we say NO energy!
No radiation
Sept. & Oct. 2005- every day for 5 weeks (except for Sat. and Sun.)
5 weeks of radiation every day except weekends. Wasn't bad but did get some raw places between my legs in the groin area and my butt crack was raw and sore for about 2 weeks after the treatments were over.
Just finished six weeks (28 treatments). Fatigue, diarhhea, extreme pain while going to the bathroom (probably due to a fissure that I got because of being constipated from the anti-nausea meds, burning of the skin,sensitivity to the sun, fatigue). Symptoms got progressively worse from week 4 to about 2 weeks after completing the treatments.
April 19-May 26 Monday through Friday -blessed with very little side effects
5 1/2 weeks radiation to rectum - very sore, red, tender, very tired.
6 weeks of Radiation caused pelvis degeneration leading to significant and continuous back pain
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
Chemo-Radiation Sept 2009 through Nov 2009.
Started October 28,2009 28 treatments M-F
Radiation started 6/27/11, 5 days a week for 6 weeks. I was very weak fatigue and nausea. Radiation was a very "grueling" experience.
Started Radiation on July 18,2016
25 sessions, last one will be on March 10th--actually i have 3 more after March 10th.
next wave of chemo will start after i have port surgery. (June 2010 sometime)
5 weeks of radiation and chemo. July 2007
None and none
Begining 1-18-11, 5 days a week, weekends off...
Liver Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Liver Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
i will tell you
Radioactive spheres injected into the liver. May and September 2009. Thought it had worked but didn't
Cervical Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Cervical Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
External radiation from December 4 to January 15, internal radiation (brachytherapy) 5 treatments ending on February 5.
coming up
External radiation therapy: 04/12-04/18, 04/22-04/26, 04/29-05/03, 05/06-05/10, 05/13-05/17, 05/20-0524, 05/28-05/31, 06/03-06/07, 06/10/2019
Side effects: Fatigue, lower back pain, premature menopause, constipation, stomach aches.
currently on external beam but will have two sessions of brachytherapy which I am dreading
pain, N&V, Menopause, Exhaustion, Depression 10-09 to 1-30-10
SECOND ROUND OF EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION 01-01-11 to 02-17-11
none yet
Doing Radiation concurrently with Chemo so I'm not exactly sure which side affects to attribute to which treatment. Very nauseated, shaky, dizzy, tender in the groin and abdomen area.
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!!
bracheythreapy (internal radiation) very uncomfortable stayed in the hospital for 4 days . had to lay flat on my back for 4 days with minimal movement . they gave the radiation twice a day . there was 19 catheters inserted into the tumor where they ran the radiation in and out . my legs hurt for a couple weeks after. bleeding stopped after 2 days. some nausea for a week after.
Radiation 5 days a week for 5 weeks,25 rounds. 5 rounds of high beam radiation. No adverse side effects, in fact no effects at all!
Five and a half weeks of radiation to treat my cancer recurrence. Feb 2017-April 2017, followed by five intense treatments of internal radiation.
diarrohea and severe pain of the bowel and stomach cramps, off food for a few weeks
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!!)
Internal and external radiation 5 days awesome for 20 minutes
Weekly internal radiation
Daily external radiation for six 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.
Six weeks of radiation five days a week. I had some burned skin from the radiation however it cleared up after about six months
constipated then diarrhea symptoms like a bladder infection but 1000000 times worse tired
26 external radiations; 5 internal radiations (brachytherapy); No burning; diarrhea and intestinal cramping-relieved with levsin medication; longer term effects--pain and swelling in abdomen and lower back pain
I'll be having radiation and Chemo after surgery (Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! LOL)
Started external radiation on 2/4, to have 25 treatments; then 2 "internal" ones
fatigue, but can't blame it all on radiation
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.
Targeted radiation five days a week for five weeks, beginning April 27, 2010. Fatigue; skin darkening; bowel irritation; queasiness; hair loss in radiated area (yay!).
Daily external radiation (tomotherapy?)for 10 weeks feeling depleted and vomiting
Radiation began along with chemo therapy May 21 2014.
Side Effects: Extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dehydration, luckily very minimal radiation burn to rectum and groin area, and diarrhea. Hospitalized once for the vomiting. Very unpleasant. Keep in mind although I have cervical cancer they also radiated my stomach area due to lymphnode involvement.
Larynx Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Larynx Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation. 32 sessions 22 May - 5 July 2017.
Nov 30th-Jan 14, 2010 Neck and lower face was a serious sunburn, Lots of swelling on the inside, no appetite-lose your taste buds where everything tastes like card board. Fatigue that is hard to describe.
35 radiation treatments starting May 2
36 total radiation sessions February 02 - March 25, 2011. After about 13 sessions my throat pain required ongoing codeine relief, and the skin on my neck began showing signs of intensifying sunburn. By the end of February my voice went missing and is just starting to return as June begins.
First treatment December 19,2011
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Recieved 4 days of fullbody radiation for the Bone Marrow Transplant. I actually didn't feel too bad but the fatigue was huge.
Treatment for osteosarcoma, three years ago.
Dec 21,2012
No radiation so far. Thank God!!
Total Body Irradiation, June 2012. Side effects: vomiting, ovarian failure (now on hormone replacement therapy)
January 2010. Nausea. Later/cataracts. General weakness
Testicular Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Testicular Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
had no treatment
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Never had any
Weakness, fatigue
Vomiting
Sleepy
Total Body Irradiation, 8/10/10-8/13/10. Felt a little tired. Make sure you eat well prior to radiation treatments. I got a little "sun burn."
I had fully body radiation twice a day for three consecutive days pre-transplant. The only side effect I had was tiredness.
Full-body radiation 2 times daily for 4 days. Dry mouth and ulcers in the throat and intestines.
Anal Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Anal Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
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.
Six weeks, June 28 - August 4 - side effects, which included burns, bladder inflammation, diarrhea, and fatigue, really kicked in at the last week of treatment. Over the two and a half years since, side effects have included vaginal stenosis, pelvic stiffness (despite daily exercise) and radiation-induced cystitis. I consulted with a physical therapist for exercises to reduce the stiffness, and wow, do they hurt! Managing the bowels is sometimes a challenge although after nearly 5 years it is getting better. I don't think I ever paid so much attention to my body indicators (certainly not my rear end) before this.
Started August 1st thru September 13th. Was delayed due to low white blood count and fevers.
meant to be 30 sessions, but pain from burns to the total pelvic area including top of thighs, was too much to go back for the last session after break during the weekend. On the friday, doc checked my 'skin' while I lay crying on the exam table. he offered that treatment could finish then at 29 sessions so the healing process could begin. pain, pain and more pain. cystitus. diarrhea.
10/2011-12/2011 Radiation (loss of hair, shrining of important body parts)
Started today Jan. 8 2020
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.
7/15/13 - 8/23/13 30 days of IMRT radiation. Skin changes, loss of hair in pelvic area, burning of skin which was most severe the last week and week after. Used Silvadene and Domeboro soaks.
I had an amazing radiation oncology team. In February 2010 underwent 6 weeks of radiation combined with cisplatinum and 5FU. The side effects are harsh skin burns, diarrrea, dehydraition, but I made it through it without a break and recovered in about 3 weeks with the incredible support of the radiation oncology team.
2/8/10 - 3/23/10. Severe burns to genital area, explosive diarrhea, lower intestinal problems, UTI.
Proton side effects: skin burns 2 weeks after start of radiation. Uncomfortable BMs at weeks 5 and 6
28 treatments total. swelling/pain/bleeding
Pain when urinating, burns, unable to sit, continuous vaginal infections, shingles in anus area.
Severe burns. Total loss of skin to top of thighs & labia - ouch!
25 treatments
2/09/10 daily except for weekends. 3rd degree burns/skin discoloration
5/6/19. Skin irritation similar to a bad sunburn in the groin, pubic area, anal and skin on the inside of butt cheeks also on butt crack. I have fatigue. Some hair thinning. I did not lose all of my hair but it is definitely a lot thinner. In the last week of my treatment especially my BM’s got increasingly painful. Even three weeks post last treatment I still have painful bowel movements.
28 treatments IMRT by end of 2nd week burning, itching, diarrhea last treatment 12/6/2010
Start Date 11-30-2009-6 weeks of radiation- IMRT
12/6/22-1/13/23
28 daily sessions
32 sessions of pelvic radiation. Hardest thing I've ever done. Severe pain with bowel movements, diarrhea, groin burns, weight loss of 30 pounds.
6 weeks of daily M-F 10 minute radiation sessions started on June 5, 2017 ended July 21,2017. Was doing ok until week 5. Had severe burns down below, could barely walk and to pee or when the bouts of diarrhea would come I would scream into a towel. My radiation oncologist finally gave me a pill to numb my pee, wow wish I had that on hand from the beginning, and then was kind enough let me take four days off before continuing my last week to the finish line. I used little battery operated fans and layed all in my glory out on our couch to cool the burning and had these fantastic little blue hemorrhoid ice packs from Amazon that were amazing. They come in a two pack and look like half eggs. I would highly suggest them. Chucks were also my best friend. I didn't have to worry about leaking or any accidents sitting or laying around the house and in bed. Oh and yes, depends. They also came in very handy. The less I had to worry about the better. It got to a point where I had my cancer control bag stuffed with water, depends, crackers, a book - mostly for my sanity not to read, zofran, plastic bags
30 sessions of Radiation, skin burns began 4th week
5 days a week for six weeks. Side effects did not hit me until the last two weeks. Became very tired and it felt like fire was leaving my bowels. My lymph nodes received radiation, they were not surgically removed. I see a lot of people had them removed. I'm not sure which one is better, but I would ask if I had to do it again.
Vulva Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Vulva Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
1/4/17-2/15/18 external radiation (30)
2/26-2/28 brachytherapy (internal radiation)
Bone Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Bone Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
2002 45 mins a day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. Burns
Resistant
Eye and Orbit Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Eye and Orbit Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
20 radiation treatments from august through to sept.A bit of burning and very tired, mouth ulcers as well.
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).
Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation therapy starts tomorrow.
33 treatments @ 200 for a total of 6600.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
IRMT concurrent with Eributx for 6 weeks - this is when the real effects started kicking in. Massive burns inside mouth made eating impossible, burns on outside of neck, had feeding tube in stomach. All in all, lost 75 pounds. Still have constant dry mouth which makes sleeping impossible.
IMRT - 35 treatments over 7 weeks
Meeting with Radiation Therapist on May 3rd to determine how much treatment will be necessary.
33 radiation treatments, July 6-Aug 19
radiation therapy ending 5/29/12
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
Started radiation on 11/4/13 after 6 weeks on induction chemo
Radiation given from January to April 20
Side effects: loss of saliva, vomiting, weakness, dehydration, esophagus shrinkage
35 days of head radiation, dramatic weight loss, burned skin, mouth and throat, had peg tub placed.
Esophagus Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Esophagus Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
29 treatments over 6 week period
Two weeks of radiation was fine. Fatigue.
Too many radiation treatments to count.
5 weeks of radiation September - October, 2012. Very tired. No burns at all to skin. I did what the doctors/nurses told me to do! Very, very sore throat. Could barely swallow but forced soft foods the entire treatment.
37 sessions, sore throat, leathery skin, itchy skin
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.
Radiation to esophagus and abdominal lymph node March/April 2008
Radiation to supraclavicular lymph node January/February 2009
radiation from 11/1/97 to 12/15/97
Surgery: June 28, 2015.
Radiation therapy for 2 weeks in 12/2016
Only needed for Esophageal Cancer. POST operative only. 6 weeks of daily radiation.
Side effects included no hair growth in the area being eradiated daily, Metallic taste in the mouth, sore throat when swallowing.
Dates: March and April of 2013
Tonsil Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Tonsil Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Scheduled to begin 30 Radiation Treatments on March 19
In conjunction with weekly Eributix Infusion
IMRT November 2011 - January 2012
35 Radiations, starting July 15, 2014
Started radiaton 7/20/09
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?
30 Day ended 10/24/2011
7 weeks IMRT starting march 5 2012
35 sessions
Sore mouth,painful eating drinking, neck rash
Weight loss
In process of getting everything set up.
February 25 started 1 of 39 neck radiation.
28 full neck radiations and 11 right side (cancer side) radiation. Mucousitus at 3 weeks. Lost taste and salivary at week 2. Thrush at week 2. Feeding tube at week 3. Took 1 week off (week 5) due to throwing up for 7 days. Could not swallow very early and throat trashed way too early. Couldn't use Caphasol, "Magic Swizzle" numbing meds couldn't get down.
Started on August 1o 2011 and end at September 5th 2011, starting my third week, so far some hair loss, partial loss of taste and dry mouth, no bad, fatigue,
started treatment May 2nd: IMRT
mouth sores and mucositis
Finished June 20th.
Started Treatment on May 24, 2011... last treatment July 12, 2011 ...mostly tired thru treatment, loss of saliva glands on left side, loss of taste buds
Treatments began on April 4, 2011
starts Oct. 27, 2014
Start date 10/28/08
External radiation 5 days/week.
A course of 33 treatments from Jan thru March. Loss of taste buds; dry mouth; fatigue; sore throat; sticky saliva during radiation then gone now back again.
Radiation began on 8/31 with 35 treatments to follow.
8 weeks of radiation tx. until April 4, 2011. Bronzing (nice phrase for 2nd degree burns) of neck. N & V. wt loss. loss of job. loss of salivary glands and sense of taste (I miss chocolate)
I will start radiation on Monday, October 19th, Monday through Friday for seven weeks.
7 weeks of radiation daily.
35 Radiation treatments January 14th through March 8th 2013
Started radiation on Nov. 16th
6 weeks of radiation. Dry mouth, fatigue.
Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Feb-April 09 Internal (3x) and about 6 weeks of external, monday thru friday. I only had diarrhea once and no other side effects, people were so nice at LIJ.
No side effects
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.
Started radiation in mid-June 2009 - 25 treatments are planned
brachy UGH UGH UGH!!! Not the most pleasant experience for sure!! 4 treatments and side effects to look forward to vaginal stenosis... so far no side effects 2 down 2 to go
Started 4 weeks after chemo. 25 external for 5 weeks. The only effects were bouts of dysentery and pain in the area treated, no skin problems. You feel worse toward the end of the week as it builds up. After #25 I had one internal treatment per week for three weeks. Radiation made me exhausted every day because it's such a grind. Talking to other patients you learn it's quite different for everyone.
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
Bracytherapy 5 x's
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
Don't know yet...
5-6 weeks of radiation planned after chemo is completed
five weeks external beam radiation April, 2011-May, 2011
In-Patient HDR interstitial Brachytherapy 6/13-6/16/2011
Extreme diarrhea causing 2 days of in-patient hospital stay
constant Dehydration requiring many infusions
25 external and 3 internal radiation March - April 2011
horrible burning and pain.
None required
Nov-Dec 2014 - 25 days pelvic radiation + 4 x brachytherapy
I had several rounds of a newer internal radiation for 3 months following surgery. I felt great each time for the 1st day or two, then became very tired.
10/2009 - no side effects
First reccurence internal and external beam radiation for 32 days. Blisters, burns, yeast infection. Vaginal stenosis, loss of energy, chrnoic bowel issues and left side pelvic pain.
annoyed bowels, extreme fatigue
Haven't started yet. Need advice.
I just completed 5-weeks of radiation therapy on January 11. Side effects included an annoyed bladder, loose stool, light fatigue.
Not good with dates...radiation for 6 weeks, 5 times a week for about an hour each day. Still can't eat much fruit, sometimes no fruit for days and days. This still happens, even after 4 years. Probiotics seem to help
IMRT to Para Aortic Lymph Node May-June 2015. Mostly nausea, some diarrhea, fatigue.
Started pelvic Aug 2, 2009 for 28 days. Finished with no side effects!
recommended to start in July
Sarcoma Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Sarcoma Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy)
Like having a severe sunburn on the back of my throat. I could not even swallow my own saliva. I lost 30 pounds and became extremely dehydrated.
5 weeks of radiation - feeling tired and extremely fatigued after the sessions were over, radiation burns on back on leg that developed into very painful blisters. Radiation oncology nurse was so caring -- she made up an ointment to use that took away the pain and helped with the healing.
16/10/11- 36 treatments which turned into 42 treatments, side effects.... I got tired straight after, started to open back up my surgery scar, hard to walk, very painful towards the end!
Photon therapy 10/15 to 12/4/15
02/2011-03/2011
Radiation May 28/15 to July 2/15
Radiation I had every day at Palmerston North Hospital for 7 weeks - that was the maximum I could have before it gave me cancer!! Started in early Feb 2009 through until April 2009. I got extremely tired, exhausted with no energy at all! I also got a small radiation burn, but was controlled with creams and ABs.
I start exact radiation on 6-19-2012 for 6 weeks
July, august 2016 blistering, pain
25 session of Radio Therapy started on 16th May and finished on 20th June. Very little side effects, slight redness in the skin near the end of the course of Radio Therapy
December 2012-February 2013 Proton Beam Radiation, Massachusetts General Hospital
Radiation from November 2010 - January 2011. Radiation burns toward the end, low blood counts, and always tired.
Leg-2013
Whole lung (chest cavity)-2016
Brain-2017
July 24, 2017 begin radiation
Radiation is not a proven treatment for this type of cancer
IMRT started 22 AUG 2017
Radiation treatments started February 4 and end on March 23, 2011. My prescription is 66Gy over (7weeks) 33 treatments. Locally, the area being treated hurt pretty bad from being burnt to a crisp, but otherwise I still had lots of energy and I felt great.
Proton radiation
Had radiation for one month. Had stroke a year afterwards.
35 visits 3rd degree burn lower right side of meck
Yes at Mayo in Rochester, MN. 90% blockage in main artery of left leg. Calf cramps when I walk. Toes tingle
25 treatments; minor hyperpigmentation towards the end, but very minimal side effects
Radiation everyday for 30 days in March 2012 - a little nauseous, but was monitored for this, so scaring - a breeze compared to Chemotherapy
Parotid Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Parotid Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation. November-January (5 days a week for 6 weeks)
Side effects: fatigue, metallic taste in my mouth, redness and swelling of face and neck, skin discoloration, dry mouth.
December 14, 2015
1st treatment 9/12/12 left jaw in pain from being stretched open and pushed by the mask; by 10th treatment, almost impossible to swallow, even water, because throat is so tight and sore and mouth & tongue are so sore
Radiation 4/04 on breast. Burned skin
Radiation 9/12 on spine. Relieved pain in spine
Radiation 11/12 on hip. Relieved pain in hip
Skin Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Skin Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
could have had radiation but chose Mohs surgery
Throat Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Throat Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Every day, Monday through Friday, starting May 4, 2010. Side effects are extreme sore throat, dry mouth, fatigue, loss of taste buds. Taking pain meds for throat pain. The worst part for Tim is wearing the radiation mask.
Months of radiation that covered both my head and chest area. I no longer have salivary glands and I suffer from dry mouth (xerostomia) -- which means that I drink about a gallon to a gallon and a half of liquid every day. Taste has dramatically diminished and has been altered.
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.
Radiation therapy due to start approximately 6 weeks after surgery, September 2016
IMRT. 35 sessions. Receiving daily. Sores in the mouth began appearing by session 10, but tautness of the palate was felt by session 5. Dryness in the mouth had become quite noticable by the second week, but Biotene and similar products helped with that. Gels, oral rinses, throat numbbng spray used as a gargle all helped. Propel and similar water products made swallowing easier.
I think 35 doses of radiation.
Long term side effects: dry mouth, hypothyroidism, labile blood pressure (which resulted in an aneurysm on my ascending aorta), lots of cavities, and possibly sleep apnea (I don't know if this was before or after cancer, but was diagnosed afterwards).
Started December 14, 2010. Five days a week treatment. Severe oral mucositis and recently the first week of January, 2011 developed chronic skin abrasions on my chin and upper lip area, which made me look a monster! That being treated with bactroban.
Radiation for 33 times
TOMO Radiation started Feb 23, 35 treatments that are Mon-Fri until April 12th.
1 month
Weight loss and saliva
Due to having a bit of tumor left, I am waiting to find out if I will need radiotherapy.
I'm at #17 out of 35. Burning and dry mouth.
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.
1997 - later side effects - 1999 Thyroid - placed on meds...2005 narrowed carotid artery plus first aspiration pneumonia. 2009, 2011, 2012 three more aspiration pneumonia. Placed on Feed Tube 2012.
NONE - Refused radiation on six separate ocassions
Start date 12-29-14
April - June 2009
Loss of Taste - most regained
Loss of Saliva Production - some regained
35 Exposures
Amifostine Injections to the Abdomin each day
Tongue Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Tongue Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
6 weeks proton therapy. Mouth and throat were very sore and food tasted bad. Lost 25 pounds.
Side affects were hideous.. She experienced a very deep painful burn on her neck.plus a percutaneous endoscopic (PEG)
35 radiation treatments with a break for 10 days due to severe burns. Insisted on getting biafine. Cleared all burns in 3 days with no peeling.
Burns on right side of neck. Mouth and tongue sores. Thick mucus
30 radiation treatments completed on October 16. Still have pain and discomforts along neck dissection. Cannot eat solid foods and speaking is difficult. Excess salvia makes talking hard.
6 weeks
Severe burns. Burn team called in to treat my face and neck. Thick ropey saliva, horrible mouth sores, feeding tube, trachea.
71/2 weeks of radiation therapy from April 2-May 28 2016.
Radiation to begin next week, 5 days a week. Began on 8/23/12.
30 sections of radiotherapy to mouth / tongue area. Was fixed to the table using a mask and a device to keep my tongue in position. Planning started Late Match 2010, treatment started April 2010 for 6 weeks on weekdays. Significant difficulty eating and drinking. Longer term fatigue persistent for around 4 years post treatment.
Radiation for 6 weeks while having chemo weekly. Thin saliva is gone but thick salvia remains. Got lymphadema massage to improve flexibility.
I haven't swallowed since 11/09 I live on a feed tube. Rads burnt my esophagus and recently stole my voice. To date, my jaw is deteriorating and I await Jaw replacement surgery. Aside from these life changing experienceside, I am grateful to be alive. I live and breathe for my family
I've already been through IMRT (radiation) for Tonsil Cancer in 2009. So, they can not do radiation to the same part of the body twice.
July 6 Radiation and 1st Chemo begins
Cause mouth to "burn up" somewhat, painful, sores
No salivary function from radiation 18 years ago is every life managing.
Sept 10,2018 ; four rounds of palliative radiation therapy to cure mouth bleeding during his first chemotherapy session
Too many side effects to list.
the list goes on and on. it is a conversation. not a bullet point
Radiation is the gift that since 2009 has never stopped giving. A mixed blessing? Scarring, inablity to swallow much, overproduction of saliva - to an embarassing extent. Radiation 2007
Radiation on neck 5 days a week for five more weekws
Radiation Treatment May of 2012 to June 2012. Mouth was burned from radiation. Lost of taste buds. Fast forward two years. I have taste buds again.
I started My radiation the first week in July and had alot of side effects. Many many sores in my mouth and thrush constantly. Also i was told i was very sensitive to the radiation and had so many sores and burns on my neck. I have a lot of scaring left.
Seven weeks Jan 4 thru Feb 19, 2010 Mon-Fri of TOMO radiation. At the end, severe burnt neck especially my right neck area. Severe sore throat.
Will start proton radiation and Cisplatin chemotherapy in the next couple of weeks (Oct. 2021).
Nose Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Nose Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation side effects included loss of taste, trouble chewing, sore gums and teeth
Ear Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Ear Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Proton Therapy test
Jaw Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Jaw Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Dry mouth, and due to the radiation I have osteonecrosis of the jaw and now in hyper baric chamber treatments so I can have all my teeth removed as they are all falling out on there own.
Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
nausea
I will start radiation after the chemo ends!
28th July, 2015.
No radioation
Low dose radiation therapy of 18 days duration.since it was given to the neck region after a week throat becomes dry and it pains while swallowing food followed by gastric and severe acidity.
No never had radiation.
I didn't have an side effects from the radiation!
Six weeks of External beam Radiation to mediastinum and neck following six months of ABVD Chemotherapy. Side effects: sore and swollen throat caused inability to swallow and eat, radiation burns to skin on neck and chest.
Received 5 weeks of localized radiation to the chest
radiation was brutal and side effects were phnuemonia
Radiation therapy to field covering the mediastinum and bilateral hilar areas - 180 cGy per day to a total of 1980 cGy over 11 fractions. Radiation to the para-aortic and lumbar fields - 180 cGy per day to a total of 1980 cGy over 11 fractions. (1/30-2/13/92). I had persisting problems with nausea and vomiting throughout much of the radiation but it was reasonably controlled with Phenergan.
Haven't started yet
Radiation in July 2008. I was very fortunate and blessed not to have any side effects from radiation.
Declined IFRT radiation therapy
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
Radiation and Proton therapy, summer 2015, eyes/head; mental side effects, memory loss, hair loss, weight loss.
June 28, 2010-June 31, 2010 - IBR - twice a day for 15-20 minutes a session.
Bile Duct Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Bile Duct Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
iam a nice girl loking for man
None yet.
16 weeks chemo
Leukemia Cancer Radiation Therapies
What Leukemia Cancer Survivors said about their Radiation Therapies.
No Radiation, Chemotherapy or any medical treatment was used during entire course of cancer
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