Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi Charlie - have you had a planning session yesterday? That was when they discussed with me about moisturising and keeping hydrated - the skin can become very dry and itchy if not moisturised I was told. The drinking helps with the tiredness - Body is working hard to replace the cells being killed by rads with healthy ones so fluids help. Have you had a booklet about it? If not look up info on BCC site as they produce the booklet. There are also other threads on this subject if you search . I had a WLE not a mastectomy somyou might want to chat with someone who has and had rads . Good luck with your treatment .  ... View more