Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi , How was your first week of radiation?? I hope it went well. I go in Thursday for the second part of simulation and radiation #1. > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, I am starting radiation on Wednesday (1/10). > I'd > > > > > appreciate any tips as to what to expect. > > > > > > > > > > I had my lumpectomy on Oct. 27th and re-excision on Dec. > 1st. > > > > Size of > > > > > the area removed was over 1.5 centimeters. Diagnosis, > > DCIS/Stage > > > > 0. > > > > > Estrogen/progesterone receptors were negative. > > > > > > > > > > Since the surgery, I've had numbness in some areas and hyper- > > > > > sensitivity in others - weird but not unexpected. My breast > > also > > > > > feels funny - that's the only way to describe it like stuff > is > > > > moving > > > > > around inside. I also get pain that comes and goes. It > feels > > > > like > > > > > someone is sticking a wire in my breast and, having had the > > > > sentinel > > > > > node biopsy, I know exactly what that feels like. > > > > > Is this all normal after-effects of the surgery? > > > > > > > > > > Hugs, > > > > > > > > > > Manassas, VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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