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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / November 2003How soon after Chemo is Radiation??
Is there a "set" time that they must wait to do our radiation treatments after we are done with Chemo? Is it the same for everyone or does it depend on what type of Chem we get and for how long? I ask this because my oncologist said today I must wait 2 weeks after my last Chemo treatment to start radiation and a friend seems to think it must be 4 weeks because that is what she had to wait. I am due to go get "marked" Thanksgiving week so doesn't that mean they plan on doing radiation at some time following that? My "marking" will be 2 weeks following what I was told was my last Chemo. I was just wondering what it was for most of you with your experiences. Thanks! Bea << Is there a "set" time that they must wait to do our radiation treatments after we are done with Chemo? >> I am not certain, but I had my first radiation treatment 23 days after my last chemo. I did read somewhere that they like you to have it within a certain time after you have had surgery--but am not certain of that time (only thing that comes to mind is 6 mos. but not sure if that is correct). Seems like mine was 4 weeks, but I don't remember any pressure to make it sooner or later, but then its been 2 years and I can't remember yesterday -(( My 'marking' as you state (we called it tattoo!) was just days before beginning treatments, and treatments were EVERY day. Only day we missed was if the radiation machine was down. We played puzzles,chatted, ate cookies if we had to wait a few minutes, which wasn't often, treatment took <10 minutes, the dressed again and left for home. Totally painless, harmless except for time interruption, but at that time I was unemployed, it made a nice diversion meeting friends there... The 'tattoo' is just a half-dozen or so pencil mark sized dots marking the 'corners' of the area where they have to line up the machine to get the best coverage while missing the major organs. It takes quite a bit longer than the treatments, so don't think they'll all take as long as the first one! Again, painless, kind of interesting. Every once in awhile I see one of my tattoo marks and think it's a tiny blackhead - how soon we forget! Don't worry, radiation is definitely the least worrisome of what you've been thru. Ann in PA I think the delay between having chemo and radiotherapy is, so that your body can get back to some sort of normality, ie: cell damage(I think I was told that they had to make sure that my bloods came back ok. That my blood count was back to a reasonable limit), before I could go ahead with my Radiotherapy. Hope i've helped a bit, Take care, Shaz x > Seems like mine was 4 weeks, but I don't remember any pressure to make it > sooner or later, but then its been 2 years and I can't remember [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Ann in PA I was advised at the ariamycian in my system from the last drip session would take at least 4 weeks to work out my system then I would be scheduled form radiation zaps Paul > I think the delay between having chemo and radiotherapy is, so that your > body can get back to some sort of normality, ie: cell damage(I think I was [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > Ann in PA Paul wrote << I was advised at the ariamycian in my system from the last drip session would take at least 4 weeks to work out my system then I would be scheduled form radiation zaps That regimen may be the safest, but I do know of someone who received chemo and radiation during the same period--and one of her chemo's was adriamycin... I specifically asked why I could not receive both procedures at the same time & was advised the it was too dangerous to have the adraimycin in my system while receiving radiation & they would not do it.. Paul > Paul wrote << I was advised at the ariamycian in my system from the last drip > session [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That regimen may be the safest, but I do know of someone who received chemo > and radiation during the same period--and one of her chemo's was adriamycin... The radiation oncologist I saw wanted to start radiation treatments within 6-8 weeks after the last chemo. Sassy |
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