Radiation is terrifying but you should know that you do not have side-effects for a few days. The treatment is cumulative; so, into the end of the second week you begin to show signs of fatigue and skin change. Sometimes the area can become black and blue like a large bruise. Sometimes one is so fatigued that merely mustering up the energy to eat and go to the appointments seems like a chore. These after effects go on for a few weeks after the treatment as well. Expect that going back to work will be difficult, so allow some healing time. The treatment does not show as much on the outside as it is affecting your body on the inside.
One might also expect that the end of treatment cycles will also be a problem. The emotions signal an ending to something that has now become part of who you are. Will anyone care about you after all this is over? Hopefully you have not distanced yourself from all your friends during the treatments cycles and you can rebuild the life you had before the treatments.
One might also expect that the end of treatment cycles will also be a problem. The emotions signal an ending to something that has now become part of who you are. Will anyone care about you after all this is over? Hopefully you have not distanced yourself from all your friends during the treatments cycles and you can rebuild the life you had before the treatments.
