Wait between lumpectomy and first radiation treatment?

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kalk
kalk Member Posts: 3
edited March 2016 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I had surgery on 3/16 and am not scheduled to see Radiology Oncologist until 4/12 Is this normal?

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2016

    You have a 3 month window of time before you have to get rads once your site has been opened. You'd want to start by June 3rd. Sounds far away, doesn't it? Once you see the RO it moves pretty quick. That may be part of the wait to see him. Also, Easter is cutting into a lot of schedules. Good luck, I just started this week.

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  • Sheri64
    Sheri64 Member Posts: 113
    edited March 2016

    Hi Kalk I had surgery on 12/3/2015 and didn't see my RO until 1/12/2016.

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  • BrooksideVT
    BrooksideVT Member Posts: 2,211
    edited March 2016

    The RO (and BS) has to confirm that your surgery site is completely healed before scheduling rads.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2016

    My lumpectomy site didn't heal in my 2 month wait and I was afraid they wouldn't go ahead with rads but they did. They had to! There was just a bit of "weeping" from the scar and now it's all dried up nicely from the rads. Go figure.

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited March 2016

    Betting there's a range of normal, but I didn't see my RO until five weeks after my initial lumpectomy (had to go back in 'cause they didn't get clear margins)

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  • SouthernSkies
    SouthernSkies Member Posts: 17
    edited March 2016

    My lumpectomy was 12/21/15, SNB on 2/16/16. Got my tattoos today and radiation starts next week. It has been a looooong drawn out process for me.

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  • fidget
    fidget Member Posts: 135
    edited March 2016

    Hi kalk. I had my lumpectomy on Jan. 29 and started radiation on March 8th so about 5 1/2 weeks in between. Everybody is right, waiting seems like forever, but when you get started it flies by. I actually met my RO on Feb. 24th but it took awhile for markings and simulations and final approval to start.

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  • kalk
    kalk Member Posts: 3
    edited March 2016

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, everyone.. You really have reduced my anxiety trifold. You are so right, the wait seems incredibly long, but will go by much faster with friends like you to talk to. Best wishes to everyone out there.

    I truly appreciate that you took the time to be there....

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