Hi Pauline

I’ve not seen your other posts but I just wanted to respond to your thoughts on Radiotherapy. I’m also unfamiliar with this site and how to see replies  (and I find it so clumsily to use, it’s so hard to scroll and correct typosgrrrh )

Before my partner had cancer my oer eption was that cancer was like a mike, a thing, in solace where you can see the edges. I don’t believe that cancer is that simple. It seems common that, when you look at a tumour there are microscopic amounts in the the cells around it. Blood vessels run around your body and these cells get into your blood that’s the scary part. 

It seems that most people haveno side effects from Radiotherapy m. It’s like having a lot of X-rays at one time. You wouldn’t expect side effects from an X-ray would you? My partner has had red skin after her Radiotherapy and at times these have been sore (she’s had Radio to chest, ribs, spine x 3, shoulder and leg)  apart from the skin she’s had no problems (well it’s tiring traveling to the hospital).  I’ve given you all the worst parts, which aren’t that bad and the best parts? You could kill cells and prevent more tumours growing. It seems like a no-brainier to me. 

You can prevent future problems or at the least reduce your risks considerably. I’d talk to your health  care team about the pros and cons. I suspect that they haven’t spent long describing them to you as most people jump atctge chance to kill any residual cancer cells. Tell them your concerns. 

I know it’s all frightening but I believe it’s worth grabbing every opportunity of treatment. They are expensive and only offered if they think it will benefit you.

Good luck

Bryony 

carer to partner with Secondary Breast Cancer 

Hello to you both ... it is a tad confusing when first on here ... but on the 1st page, there's a little bell near top right ... and it should have a number below it, if you have a reply on your thread ... press on it and your threads should come up , even ones you have replied too ... I know what you mean about spell check.. I have to 're read post as it changes a few words to something completely different ... can be inbarasing and I'm not the best at spelling any ways ...

This is a great place once you get used to it ... you can ask questions, know your not on your own on this journey we find ourselves on ... and even have a good moan ... stick with it , you will pick up stuff along the way ... take care ... Chrissie x

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Thank u

iwill get there 

Hi thank you that really helps and yes I’m going to go with it and just take step at a time 

I’m going to be same travelling and hoping I can drive mostly myself or may struggle to get there sometimes and yes I guess it is like a lot of x rays at once my fear was dry mouth and sore and also hourse or no voice and not being able to swallow think got scared as they did mentionif to bad may need peg feed or something praying that like u have said won’t be that bad and I get through this

how is she getting On now sounds like she has had a lot to and as u say it’s not cheap and they have said I need it 

thank you again 

pauline