Question on timing of radiation after surgery

I think I waited 4 weeks after my lumpectomy. Sounds like your PS wants the tissues healed prior to rads, which seems smart. What does your RO say?  (FWIW, I had a slight variation in rad treatment, so they do customize treatment based on each patient). Keep in mind, rads is being done to protect future recurrence. Your BS removed the known tumor and got good margins. So in terms of preventing future recurrence, it seems like a few extra weeks might not make a difference...but your RO would be the best one to make the call.

The PS and RO should agree on the timing and steps.  They are more anxious to start rads soon if they are worried about close margins or an aggressive pathology.  Also, if the fills are too big before rads, they may get in the way of radiation treatment fields and need to be reduced.  (Reconstructed breasts do not move in the same pattern as natural breasts.)

My BS said to wait 4-6 weeks to allow your body to heal. I had 2 surgeries - one was the lumpectomy and other one to even up the margins so I waited 6 weeks. Minimum from what I was told is a month. I wanted to get the rads over asap and for the record they werent bad at all.