Umm I am supposed to start rads, pregnant..NO

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QueenK
QueenK Member Posts: 220
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

I guess the whole diagnosis was SO overwhelming that we had sex SO much.I just found out like 2 mins ago I AM pregnant.

I managed to quit smoking, just like that.I am supposed to go for my rads mark up tuesday...what do I do?????

What will they do??  

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  • hollyann
    hollyann Member Posts: 2,992
    edited September 2008

    OH wow, Jenny!  Congrats on the pregnancy!  And on quitting smoking...I know firsthand how hard THAT is to do....... I don't think the rads would hurt the baby as it is in the breast area and not in the abdominal area......Only your rad  doc can tell you for sure......Good luck Jenny!   Hugs!

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  • ICanDoThis
    ICanDoThis Member Posts: 1,473
    edited September 2008

    Yeah - babies are the best!

    You quit smoking at just the right time.

     I'm sure that they can work someting out to protect your littlest one.

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited September 2008

    That's so exciting!

    Maybe you can wait until after the first trimester.

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  • Shirlann
    Shirlann Member Posts: 3,302
    edited September 2008

    Hmm, of course, talk with your oncologist and espcially your ob-gyn.  My first instinct is "NO", at least the first trimester.  Even then, I would be worried.

    At least be sure they give you a lead apron.  They will argue that "the waves are so specific, nothing is touching you, bulls***!!  I have a sore rib 10 years after rads.  So refuse to do any of this without the apron over your babe.

    Even with both providers agreeing, I would be seriously considering waiting.

    Rads are mainly concerned with recurrence, and that makes you no more at danger of your life than the original diagnosis, if I remember correctly.  So what if you do recur?  Miserable, but you are in the same place as before.  So I would wait.

    Sheesh, so hard to know.  Hugs, Shirlann

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