Oh God, am i going mad here, i had surgery at the end of August and now Oncology app at the end of September then im assuming another long wait to star Rads. I cant help myself when i dream that little marching bad cells are attacking my body when i sleep because they were let loose when i had surgery. Is is ok or safe to WAIT so long?
Hi Reikiran. I don’t think you need to worry at all. You have had the surgery which is the main thing. I had my 2nd op in April but I didn’t start radiotherapy until the end of August. Talk to your cancer nurse if you have one. If not your GP should be able to reassure you.
Hi Reikiran,
I know exactly what you mean - I felt like that between my biopsy and my surgery … kept thinking I’d made it angry and just couldn’t wait to get it out!
Your timing sounds absolutely normal - you need time to heal after your surgery so your body can cope with the radiotherapy. My surgery was last Novemeber and rads started mid January - no waiting list or delays, just how my oncologist wanted it.
Hugs,
Kitt
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I know! Feel the same. Just started today exactly 13 weeks after lumpectomy. So busy at hospital and a huge backlog. Guess I was unlucky as I think average is about 8-10 weeks. Still…its whole breast radiation aimed to kill any little blighters left behind!