Radiotherapy causing headaches, nausea and diarrhoea

April10

I have now has 5 sessions of radiotherapy to the breast following a lumpectomy.  Was ok to start with but now the headaches are increasing, with nausea but worst of all is the diarrhoea.  I can't eat and can't leave the house for needing the loo can anyone help

Jelson

Inform your radiologist about these reactions. Ask that the calibrations of the equipment be checked. Alternatively, might you actually have a virus and it is not related to the radiation at all?

from whatever the cause, I hope you begin feeling better soon.

April10

hi thank you jelson I will do that, it would be the weekend when nobody is around 

mortmain

April, I didn't have any GI issues, but for the last half of treatments and for a couple of weeks after I had daily headaches. Nothing as serious as a migraine, and seemed to be part of the fatigue and brain fog I associated with radiation. I'd be curious if anyone else experience this.

Hope your issues have improved, or that you've found some relief to them? Let us know.

Amy

April10

thank you for your kind wishes mortmain.  I finished my radiotherapy this Friday, but symptoms still remain probably worse than ever as the radiation builds up.  I am hoping to start feeling better soon as I really could not have done with much more.  Latest development are the sores and blisters under my breast which apparently often happens.  Had my last review also on Friday aand the oncologist couldn't believe all my symptoms!  Anyway I hope your headaches disappear as they do make you feel fuzzy all the best.