As I just reviewed my comment to you "think Positive" I was reminded how many people said that to me during chemo and radiation that I got tired of hearing it. What I would like to say instead is take care of your day. What I mean is put yourself first, realize what a difficult process this is and treat yourself to whatever you feel like doing or not doing. Pretty much impossible for most of us, but give it a try! Best wishes!

I had 28 total rounds between regular and boosters . Now remember each facility may do it a bit different but essentially they follow same guide lines. When you first get there they do this thing called mapping ( it's where they decide the beams of rads will aim at) they will draw these wonderful marks on you ( they wash off) and at some point they will make pin point tatoos on you. Again with in the area they will be doing the rads. The tattos are permanent but pin point ( smaller then a freckle) . Some get 3-4 of these I only got 2. And yes they scan you again , it's a hard table but it's just the one time ... Its like a ct but not. Then the next day they do a dry run... No radiation, just show you what they will be doing. Now the day of rads... You put on a half gown , go to the hard table, they color on you again but this time it's just small areas that wipe off, they position you and then do ex rays ( I forget why) then they adjust the machine and radiate. You usually see the audiologist once a week so she can look at how the skin is dealing with the radiation. They will instruct you on how to keep your skin as burn free as possible, but your skin will burn, probably around week 3 or 4... By a product called lindiskin gel roll or pad, it will help with the burning.and yes towards the end you will get very tired.but compared to chemo and mastectomy this was fairly easy ( a bit of pain under armpit from burn but nothing that the pads didn't help out with). Hope this is helpful. And in my case I did burn and had to take a few extra days off but they tacked those days to the end of my treatment.

I had 6 weeks of radiation this fall. I drank a lot of water (60-80 oz) each day and put the suggested lotions on twice a day. I only had a few days of any pain, but it was very minimal. I usually burn very easily so I was a little worried about the radiation, but I only turned a little red. I would suggest eating healthy, getting plenty of sleep and put on your lotion every chance you get. Good Luck 😊

I had triple negative breast cancer with mastectomy, removal of 31 axillary lymph nodes, FAC, and 6 weeks of daily radiation. The radiation was really a breeze compared to chemo. I had a little burning the last 2 weeks, but they gave me Eucerin cream, and Cool Blue gel pads. No further problems.

@A MyBCTeam Member. You have given me a whole new outlook. It is true that a positive attitude does help. But it is also true that it can start sounding meaningless almost. And, no one means it to at all.

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