hi everyone,
could someone clarify this for me please,
i have had 7 of 15 rads, when i got home today from hospital and looked at my appointment card they have given me my appointment times for next week but they have put booster next to my appointment on monday, 8th rad
reading through the posts on here, everyone seems to have their regime of rads e.g. 15 but have boosters added on at the end,
has anyone else had boosters, included in their total regime of rads or has somebody made a mistake on my appointment card,
any advice would be good, but i will query it on monday anyway,
best wishes everyone liz xxx
hey
i had 15 normal then 5 boosters. id just query it. as it seems a lot of people are given different amounts.
kaz x
It depends on your exact situation. I had 40 grays spread over 15 sessions over the whole breast and chest above. Then as my clear margins were not quite clear I had 5 boosters just to the area around the scar - 12.5 grays over the 5 sessions (2.5 each day.
I asked the radiographer about the dose and they were happy to tell me.
Stella x
hi Stella,
i am hoping my boosters are included in the 15rad total my onc only mentioned 15 to me,
i am counting down and the travelling is a bit of a nuisance, my children need matchsticks for their eyes lol, i have been getting to the hospital for 8 o’clock asked for earlies so that my oh can get to work dragging everyone up at 6 so that i get to my appt on time,
its all good fun (not) trying to organise everyone, everything and myself no wonder i dont know what day it is most of the time, lol
all the best Liz xx
p.s. are you dancing yet? x
Liz - that sounds tough. I wasn’t at work - well just a dabble here and there - and I was lucky enough to be able to get a bus that zipped along the motorway then limited stop but one of those was outside the hospital. So it was all much easier for me.
Do you have a friend or two or might take you occasionally to give you all a break?
Yes I have been dancing. We danced out last night. I only did three, but it’s good to start getting back into it again.
Stella xx
hi,
all my friends have children, and with no family close by its a bummer, the schools have been really good, and offered to take my 8 year old twins in earlier so thats a help,
my 12 year old pretty much walks to school, so that will be ok too,
i have made appts a bit later nxt week so it will be ok i think,
i very often think about you dancing, i have read a few of your threads on other subjects, its strange how some things stick in your mind and everytime i see your avatar i wondered whether you were dancing again!!! you have brought a smile to my face imagining you on the dance floor, keep it up all the very best to you Liz xxx
goes seem strange I had my regime all planned out before Id spoken to anyone at my pre app 15 rads no boosters I agree with Poppy query it
Mekala x