hi,
i would like to ask if anyone has stopped their radiotherpy halfway through?
i was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in august last year, i was told it was a rare aggresive one but hadbeen caught early enough.
i had a partial mascestomy and thankfully it hadnt spread to my lymp nodes. i was told i needed 22 doses of radiotherpy with a further 8 boosters.
im now on 17 and to be honest have had enough, im extremly tired, feeling very sick and my breat is very painful and my arm.
my difficulty is i live in france but my french is not very good so i have no-one to talk to apart from my oncologist on a tuesday .
i have reached a stage when i want to say enough! would that be a pretty stupid thing to do or not?
Hi there. I’m stage 3. To be honest, after 8 lots of chemo, I found the rads easy, but I understand everyone has different experiences.
I don’t live in France, but wondered whether you were aware of
They say they support English speakers in France. Thought you might be able to make some contact with others in a similar position.
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hi every1. i no exactly where you are cumin from. i have been fighting ibc for 2 1/2 years. it spread to my lungs oct 09 and now its gone to my brain. just finished whole brain radio therapy and i feel so ill i am sure dying would be easier. headaches, extreme fatigue, sickness, dizziness hair falling out again. its my 3 kids that keep me goin and eventually we will turn that corner. keep fighting and keep ur chin up pink 1
hi
I know exactly how you feel.I had 25 sessions with 5 boosters.I had just completed 9 months of chemo so was absolutely shattered!
My skin did get very sore but chemo nurses were great and they dressed my skin and put a gel on it when the cream was not really working.
I can’t imagine how it must be for you in a foreign country.
I can only say it is doable-just!
It took a couple of weeks for my skin to recover and get over the treatment.6 months down the line and I feel great.
I know that my only chance of recovery was the radiotherapy, as chemo had failed.I intend to do my best to treat this damn disease and do my best to beat it.
Good luck and hope you can find the strength to carry on and complete the treatment.
love Lucinda xx