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Started the first of 30 radiation treatments today (5 days a week for 6 weeks). Feeling anxious and want to know what long/short term effects to expect. I'm being told that radiation will "only" expose 24% of my lungs and that I should not notice a difference in breathing or long term effects. Is this true?
I started with pneomonitis about two weeks after radiation stopped. It's very rare to get it tho
@A MyBCTeam Member
Thank you for the helpful information. I have already met with my PT. I will definitely make sure I go back to her when I am done with radiation. Better to address these problems early before they become worse.
Other than a bone scan before chemo (which showed some degeneration to my lower back that they say is not cancer-related), my doctors discourage any type of scan when there are no symptoms. I'm relieved that I don't have to undergo the stress of having additional testing done. On the other hand, I am concerned that there may be something going on that I won't know about until it has progressed too far. I don't know what the answer is. For now, I choose to believe that everything is okay, until it's not!
I had a hard time getting my RO to even talk about possible side effects. He acted like radiation was a walk in the park. When I went to my Plastic Surgeon, he was the one who talked about all the side effects of RADs. I have a family history of heart disease and I can't get any of my doctors concerned enough to order extra tests. I guess I will just have to wait for physical symptoms to find out if there was damage.
@A MyBCTeam Member
Thank you for the info. Nerve wracking is an understatement. So glad everything has been okay for you. You are right about the cost/benefit analysis. I figure, if I am lucky enough to be around to experience these side effects, then the treatment must have worked!
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