Top 5 Radiation Side Effects... and What to Do About Them
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2018
- You may be wondering, “What should I expect from radiation treatments? Will there be side effects?”
Yes, there are some to be aware of. Some surprising, and some you might already expect.
Watch to find out the 5 most common breast cancer radiation side effects, and what you can do if you experience them.
And discover more at www.shopmakemerry.com along with specially designed bras for radiation designed by Dr. Katie Deming to help with these common side effects. - Věda a technologie
Wow...I can't believe you brought up a sore throat! I've had one off and on for the past 3 weeks. I am just starting my 4th week of radiation.
I think that it is amazing that Katie answers each comment personally. I commented during my radiation treatment and appreciated her answer. I declined the week of boost, and probably wouldn’t have had a breast left if I’d completed it. My breast got so bad, it looked like a pan fried chicken breast with crispy fried skin that all later peeled off. I had the radiation all during September, and now in November am so thrilled that I’m no longer in pain. Because my skin was so severely burned, I don’t have much discoloration because it all peeled off.
I’m so happy you have recovered from your treatment and are pain free.
Thanks for such a good explanation
oh i didnt know about having sore throat. thanks for the info Doc. Katie
Good video we all could learn from this any one who is going thru radation should watch tbis or knowing someone with radation is a good video to watch
Excellent Video. Thank you🙌🏼💗
Im so glad you spoke of back pain. I also had surgery on the left side so I complained about muscle spasm on the left side of my chest to
my radiation oncologist and he denied it had to do with the radiation treatment.. Im in the stage of treatment of 2 more boosters left
and Im so glad you spoke of effects that are after treatment.
Good to know
MY RADIATION RESULTED IN FAR MORE THAN JUST A SUNBURN TYPE SITUATION. I BLISTERED SO DEEP THAT MY SKIN NOT ONLY PEELED ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE EPIDERMIS BUT I WAS BLEEDING. I COULDN'T EVEN TRY TO PUT A BRA ON FOR WEEKS. I TRIED ONCE WHEN THE SKIN APPEARED TO BE HEALED BUT IT CHAFED RIGHT DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS BLEEDING AGAIN. I STILL HAVE PAIN IN THE UNDERLYING MUSCLE OF MY ARMPIT & DOWN THE RIB CAGE TO A LINE PARALLEL TO THE LOWER PORTION OF MY BREAST. EVERY TIME IN LEAN FORWARD OR TURN OVER IN BED IT HURTS TO THE POINT WHERE I WAKE UP AND CAN'T GET BACK TO SLEEP. MY ARMPIT AND ENTIRE BREAST ARE COMPLETELY NUMB ON THE TOP LAYER OF TISSUE AND MY BREAST HAS BECOME SOME WHAT HARDENED. I FINISHED MY RADIATION TREATMENTS 5 MONTHS AGO AND I AM STILL SUFFERING GROWING SIDE EFFECTS. NO ONE, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE WARNED ME OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I WISH THAT DOCTORS WOULD BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH PATIENTS, PARTICULARLY SOMEONE LIKE YOU WHO IS TELLING PEOPLE THESE MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS WHEN WE COULD ENCOUNTER MUCH MORE. PLEASE START BEING HONEST WARN WOMEN THAT THERE CAN BE ADDITION SIGNIFICANT PAINFUL LONG LASTING SIDE EFFECTS. IF I HAD KNOW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE RADIATION TREATMENTS AT ALL. I MY CASE IT WAS SAID TO DECREASE THE CHANCE OF RECURRENCE BY ONLY 8% IT WAS NOT WORTH IT AT ALL !!!
dang same for me!!! i agree sister!
Hoping you’ve recovered since your comment. I’m having a hell of a flare after 21 treatments. I will not finish the remaining 4. I don’t want to end up in a burn unit!
@@forestrunner8922 what about stage four lung cancer and I know my cancer has spread what’s it gonna do to the lung? Does it make the heart it hard does it make the lung inside hard
@@godschild3640 please look up IV vitamin C, here is a simple explanation xx I am very sorry you are where you are. I put you in a prayer right now.
It might be useful to alter the heading to specify radiation for breast cancer -- there are many other body parts that get radiation theraly.
Volume???
Hey, Taking suggest by you make me feel happy. i have one query, my wife is going through radiation after DCIS diagnosis and in second week she feel sore throat, irritation in throat, can you help me to overcome from the same during radiation time of period. (lymph node surgery is treated in surgery)
Hi Nitin - I am sorry, I am not sure I understand your question. Although, I will say that sore throat is not a common side effect during radiation for DCIS since it is usually the breast only that is being treated and not the lymph nodes.
I just finished 21 treatments and had to pause as my chest looks like lava flowing out of a volcano. I have a 2nd degree burn near my collarbone and have had a very painful week. My doctor is expecting me to finish my 4 treatments next week. There’s no way given all the open wounds and the spread of peeling. Hoping that won’t be problematic!
I had two friends left in a dreadful state with to much radiation. Demand a break and please look up liposomal vitamin c
Truly I had the most (bizarre?) radiation experience… when I went for first treatment they had to do (tattoos?) it was injected with needle five of them and they didn’t tell me before was injection? Just poked needle was shocking.. when I actually went for the radiation I told myself the beams of light are beneficial let me call it (light therapy! Not radiation).. trust the staff they know..! But after first treatment kind of didn’t feel anything until next day electric shocks thru the breast woke me at night and the nipples was totally red and ring of dark around it… iff to felt like Chernobyl had occurred inside my chest and I could not go back
Good Morning mam i hd dcis high grade .suggest me which surgery is better lumpectomy or mastectomy. Please reply
Either lumpectomy or mastectomy are typically options. If your doctor offered both options, they are equivalent.
Thank you mam Allah bless u
Does radiation therapy cause chest pain months after completing?
Some women report tenderness or pain in the breast after radiation. It is most common in the area of the lumpectomy site but can be elsewhere in the breast. you should check with your doctor if you are having ongoing pain.
@@katiedemingmd2226 Hello Dr Katie, I had lumpectomy 3 mos. Ago and finish Radiotheraphy in Dec for 9 days, it is now about 3 weeks and I still experience shooting pains on my breast and the burnt on my armpit is so dark and it's so painful. My lymph node surgery too is still painful and experience pain like pulling my veins. Can you recommend useful treatment to ease all my pains. I've tried contacting my Breast Consultant but the breast nurse keeps insisting these are normal side effects of Radiotheraphy. Please help. Thank u & God bless.
@@rowenaportugal7426 Sorry you’re going thru this. You aren’t alone. Cancer treatment docs don’t like to deal with post-treatment side effects oftentimes. I would encourage you to seek a referral to an oncology rehabilitation specialized PT or OT. There likely is help to improve your pain and function. You may benefit from a referral to Pain Management, too. Just because your situation is common doesn’t mean it’s acceptable. Please continue to advocate to get the care you need. 🌻
My radiation oncologist made this sound so easy. No hair loss, nausea, only fatigue. I dont think he was honest with me. The treatment sounds horrible!
2 week of radiation losing hair again…didn’t think that was going to happen
Radiation is a local treatment and generally. does not cause hair loss on your head. It can cause hair loss in underarm area. If you are losing hair on your head, it could be a stress response.
Can one play volley ball while going through brain radiotherapy?
I don't see why not.
Are these side effects of brain radiation therapy?
No. Sorry. These are for breast radiation. Brain radiation has very different side effects. Wishing you the best.
Ibecause my nephew got sore throat and his lips peeled off in his 3rd week of radiation.
@@vernoontriple2364hi how is you nephew did he have more side effects after his radiotherapy treatment and for how long did he went through the treatment.
You don’t have go through that if you put castor oil on it 😊😊😊
Hey. How and when please?
I hope my radiation oncologist gets the same reactions that I did because he was not nice to me at all. I was tired I had nausea and the last week of treatment my skin was blistered and I couldn’t even wear a bra it was so bad. My radiation oncologist did not care. He wouldn’t look at the blistered area and when I refused to have that area radiated the girls in the treatment room told me I had to. I firmly said no and if you radiate me there after I have told you not to that is assault and I will press charges. I also told them if the radiation oncologist had a problem with my decision to come talk to me and we would discuss that and his reasoning for not looking at my skin and not treatingmy nausea. He didn’t come down. Saw him the last week and he says oh my your skin looks awful we aren’t going to radiate that area anymore. No sh$& Sherlock! He wanted me to have the extra boost and I told him to shove it up his a$$ and I hoped if he ever got testicular cancer he got a radiation oncologist just like him.
Thank god my radiation oncologist is a woman at least she gets the whole breast thing. And, yes, I hope he gets that OR...anal cancer (yes, they do radiation there) and it ALL happens to him and he cannot sit for a month. Seriously, what is wrong with these people??
Hope you feel better now ❤. In which hospital is this? Doctors should have been trained very well to be kind with their patients especially cancer patients who have been already going through a lot
Skin redness and rashes are the most important side effects of radiationj therapy? You've got to be kidding.