What having radiotherapy is like

There are various types of radiotherapy - here I am getting ready for my session with the Cyberknife. It sounds like something out of The Terminator!

There are pros and cons to all treatments. Radiotherapy, at least for me, has more pros than cons.

In terms of cons, it’s a frequent treatment, it can be every day, my current treatment is every other day for 5 sessions. Back in 2015 after my initial diagnosis, I had to go every day for 5 weeks, which honestly felt like a prison sentence. If the treatment is prolonged over several weeks, your skin can be burned and irreparably damaged which is unpleasant. My left breast certainly bears those scars!

But the pros are that it is really very quick, it doesn’t hurt and you don’t feel anything during the actual treatment and you don’t hear anything except for the machine moving into position and in today’s case, the Foo Fighters!!! The music is a great distraction but it’s difficult not to move when the choons are on!!!