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bar16 Member Posts: 3
edited May 2021 in Life After Breast Cancer

How long after surgery is radiation treatment?

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  • flashlight
    flashlight Member Posts: 698
    edited April 2021

    I had surgery in mid November and radiation started the end of January. My MO was waiting to see if I needed chemo first and luckily I didn't.

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  • edj3
    edj3 Member Posts: 2,076
    edited April 2021

    My radiology oncologist required that my incisions be fully healed. Chemo was not on the table for me so rads started about a month after surgery. It could have waited but I healed fast enough and they got me in a done before a family reunion trip the month after that.

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  • GiddyupGirl
    GiddyupGirl Member Posts: 240
    edited April 2021

    I had surgery end of April and my radiation started end of June. I had a small infected area and.my radiologist waited for it to heal.

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  • Juju-mar
    Juju-mar Member Posts: 211
    edited May 2021

    GiddyupGirl,

    Can I ask how they treated your infection? I am on antibiotics to see if it'll clear mine up. As soon as it's clear, I can start radiation. Surgery was 4/12. I was fine until a fever on day 22 post op. BS ordered an u/s for tomorrow to see if it's blood or pus....ugh. Thanks For any info you can share about your experience.

    Julie

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  • GiddyupGirl
    GiddyupGirl Member Posts: 240
    edited May 2021

    hi juju

    I actually went to the emergency dept cause it was freaking me out. The doctor was great gave me 7 days of clindamycin (strong antibiotic). Rough on the stomach but beat the infection. I also got a topical antibiotic fucidin because there was an area that was red with a little pus. Gross but it cleared up after a couple of weeks. Sorry you’re going through this, having cancer is bad enough without adding more bumps in the road. Hugs and good wishes that things clear up quickly for you. By the way I tried a number of things for my skin with radiation. Miaderm was the best even though a little expensive. Let us know how you are doing

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