On to radiation

So I was hoping not to have to do radiation since the pathology report from the mastectomy came back as a complete result meaning that all of the cancer was dead, but as a standard of care, they have to do radiation. The reason for this is back in January when they did the PET scan something behind the breast plate lit up, so they want to make sure that whatever is behind the breast plate is also taken care of..

So the mapping appointment is scheduled for September 17. We will decide what what all will be radiated and if I will be doing the treatments for 16 or 25 days that will be Monday through Friday for the 16th or the 25 days..

Not sure what the side effect will be from the radiation I do know that I will probably be tired.

Unfortunately, that means that my breast reconstruction surgery will not happen four months after the last treatment of radiation. So this will probably be March of next year.

This is basically the standard of care that they give for anyone that is a two or has had cancer in the lymph nodes or something comes up in the original pet scan that you can’t reach through surgery.

Not exactly happy about it but know that they’re being proactive and making sure that everything is dead so I don’t have to go through this again.