Seeing RO for the first time tomorrow...what to expect?

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pejkug3
pejkug3 Member Posts: 902
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I don't know what it is about rads that has me all ticked off.  I've handled the rollercoaster of chemo, the fear of my first surgery ever - but rads?  Yeah, I'm hacked off about rads.

I think part of me is mad because the receptionist from rads walked over my paperwork to the chemo room while I was in the chair for my last TCH.  I didn't really get even a moment to be happy that I was done with chemo.

So I meet the RO tomorrow.  My paperwork says to plan for a 1-2 hour appt.  What on earth will we be doing for 1-2 hours?!  I'm thinking they're estimating a long appt, but still...it's pretty straight forward, right?

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited June 2011

    well the md visit went quick then they started with the measuring and marking!  maybe thats why you have such a long appointment too

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  • pejkug3
    pejkug3 Member Posts: 902
    edited June 2011

    Fabulous.  When do the CT/Xrays come in?  Tomorrow?

    Gah.  I loathe being 1/2 naked in front of yet more people.  Gah.

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited June 2011

     i had the initail visit then a visit for the ct and the final one was for a simulation, , did acquire 4 tattoos ! and at my ro they do do photos, but at this point 13/33 being 1/2 naked is old hat, never thougth i would be saying that! 

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  • pejkug3
    pejkug3 Member Posts: 902
    edited June 2011

    bump

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited June 2011

    My RO appointment was probably about 30-45 minutes.  After they took my vitals, then the RO's assistant came in, did a breast examination (on what breast...haha) and asked a lot of historical questions.   After that, the RO came in, went over my pathology report and talked about radiation...my need for it, risks, etc.   Mine is probably different because I haven't had chemo but maybe it might be somewhat the same for you.

    Juliet62 - I noticed that you have much the same diagnosis as mine.  Why did they recommend or do radiation for you?

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited June 2011

    to reduce the rate of reoccurrance, have a lot of risk factors, no children, sister who had breast cancer, work nights, overweight!, i'm good with my decision as my path report went for a 2nd opinion because the path group could not agree on diagnosis( i knew i was strange) but the 2nd said dcis,but a major deciding factor in accepting reccommendations was the phrase a lot of cell activity!    my hormone studies came back at 99%er/96%pr so  get tamoxifen to,  my sister's was er/pr -but her2 +, and she 's clear at 5 years.ps diagnosed on routine mammogram, no other symtoms!

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