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Polyana
Polyana Member Posts: 200
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Hi, I want to ask how many treatmets do you get in a day. I mean how many rad. pictures will they give you in a day. Does it vary from person to person. Are the locations similar for those who did mastectomy. I have 3 images..neck and unde part of collar bone, then the surgery site, and then the side of the breast. So I have 3..is that normal. I mean why do I get 3 not one and why not on surgery sit only. Have you ever asked, or is it normal. Have no idea about my boost, my doc did not talk about it.

I keep thing that the doc saw something and does not wat to tell me..might be negative thoughts, but that is how I feel....

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  • fightinhrd123
    fightinhrd123 Member Posts: 633
    edited February 2011

    Totallyn normal, mine was two years ago so i cant remember how many areas but im pretty sure it was three. Underarm, collerbone area and underarm

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  • Beeb75
    Beeb75 Member Posts: 325
    edited February 2011

    Yep. It's normal. That's what they've offered me. Breast, underarm, and collarbone. Those are the areas where breast cancer can reappear as a "locoregional recurrence."

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  • Eloise
    Eloise Member Posts: 137
    edited February 2011

    I have three too; one where the machine is positioned above and slightly to the side opposite the breast being radiated; then it moves across and does two from different angles next to the breast being radiated.  

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited February 2011

    Polyana, what you're getting sounds totally appropriate, but why don't you ask your rad onc the next time you meet with him/her?  It sounds like you would benefit from having a clearer idea of what they're doing, especially to rid your mind of the idea that they saw something they haven't told you about.  I'm sure he/she can explain the purpose of each RT angle they're doing, and also explain the logic of a boost, if you're getting one.  I would absolutely ask them to give you a more thorough explanation of your tx plan.   Deanna 

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  • anneflorida
    anneflorida Member Posts: 59
    edited February 2011

    I had 4 sites:  chest wall(across my incision line),under arm,above collarbone area, and center of chest to get my internal mammary gland.  It took 30min for me to get this done each day.  I was glad to go after all the cancer in those areas!  Maybe your doctor would explain to you the reasoning of your therapy.

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