What to expect at RO consultation?

Taralynn
Taralynn Member Posts: 99
edited November 2020 in Just Diagnosed

I have my consultation with a radiation oncologist on Wednesday. I don’t know if I’ll need radiation or not after surgery but meeting her just in case. Can anyone tell me what I can Possibly expect at this visit? Thank you!

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited November 2020

    Lots of answers on these threads.

    https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/70


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  • AliceBastable
    AliceBastable Member Posts: 3,461
    edited November 2020

    Mine told me what kind of radiation schedule I'd have, what would happen at the mapping session, and just some basic intro/orientation stuff. I talked first at length with his nurse, who asked me about a hundred questions. I was going to have another bigger surgery before starting (not related to breast cancer), so I may have had a more complex meeting with them because a lot depended on my recovery from that surgery. Just remember that whatever you're told is an estimate, which they might not mention. I had micromets in my sentinel node, which changed the plan to a longer course of radiation once I'd had surgery.

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