Radiation and Sun Exposure

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VeeHow
VeeHow Member Posts: 82
edited August 2020 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I hope I’m not duplicating a thread. I was just wondering what kind of advice people have gotten from their ROs concerning sun exposure, 3 month, 6 months, 1 year and beyond..

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  • ctmbsikia
    ctmbsikia Member Posts: 1,095
    edited July 2020

    I was told no sitting/laying out in the sun by my RO. I only went to the 3 month follow up and never went back. I wear sun screen of course. Beings I am working at a beach cottage now, I am finding that I do not like the sun. Not like I used to, and not to sit out for hours on end. I change colors quickly, and I have been wearing a t-shirt over my suit even sitting under the umbrella. I keep it short, as I do like those rays getting the Vit. D into my bones! I bought a new suit after treatment that comes up higher on my chest as to not expose any of my treatment area to direct rays.

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  • kksmom3
    kksmom3 Member Posts: 183
    edited July 2020

    None of my doctors said anything about it, but it would make sense to cover that area up, which I do religiously. I've been burned enough, I don't need anymore there!

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  • callmegenie
    callmegenie Member Posts: 74
    edited August 2020

    I was told by the nurse that I need to use sunblock in the chest area when it’s sunny for the rest of my life.

    I’ve been wearing a rash guard instead (the shirts that have SPF30 built in).


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