How long can I delay radiation after chemo?

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Cat123
Cat123 Member Posts: 296
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I am scheduled for radiation as I finished chemo a week and a half ago.  However, my PS talked about me having the implant exchange before rads.  How long can one delay the radiation?

Thank you!

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  • KittyDog
    KittyDog Member Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011

    My last chemo was the end of Feb.  End of March I had a MX and I started Radiation in the middle of May.  So I guess a good little while.

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  • Letlet
    Letlet Member Posts: 1,053
    edited April 2011

    Hi cat! My last chemo was feb 3, and my exchange was schduled 3 weeks after that with the intention of starting rads 4 weeks after the exchange. I ended up having shingles and my my exchange was march 10 and first dose of rads was march 29th and this was all ok with my rad onc.

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  • pejkug3
    pejkug3 Member Posts: 902
    edited April 2011

    I believe that I read somewhere that the window is about 12 weeks long.

    When I asked my onc about the timeframe on starting rads, he seemed pretty flexible on it.  I didn't press too hard to determine exactly how flexible though.

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  • Cat123
    Cat123 Member Posts: 296
    edited April 2011

    Thanks everyone!  I met with the rad onc  and he said having the implant exchange first and delaying rads won't make a difference.  Hope I am doing the right thing.....these docs never seem to have alot of time to talk (I'm in Canada).

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