Please feel free to add these hints if you have ideas from having radiation or from other types experiences. I would love to have a really comprehensive list for people to peruse.
Bring an IPod or an MP3 Player: Listening to your own music is so soothing and keeps your mind off the machine noises. For days when you do not feel as well try uplifting, classical or light tunes. Some days when you feel the fire - rock and roll is just the thing.
Reading material or puzzles are indispensable. I like to read series starting at the beginning and work my way through so I always have something to pick up and go with.
Try to look happy when checking in and leaving. Most of those waiting in the lobby are at the beginning of the journey and we need to show them that we can do it and so can they.
Plan a treat. If you are having brachytherapy you may want to schedule to have your hair professionally washed and styled - no showers for the duration of partial breast radiation. Try a pedicure, a facial, or a new dessert.
Thanks to other readers for these tips:
Finding a good lotion to use on the breast afterwards is important to keep the skin from becoming leathery. Lots of readers mention this and these lotions were suggested by them. (You might try to get a sample or small size first. )
*Dove Cream Oil Intensive Body Lotion
*Lubriderm Sensitive Skin Therapy Lotion
*Lubriderm Shea & Cocoa Butter Lotion
*Bliss Naked Body Butter
*Avon Naturals - comes in several flavors but the reader preferred Cucumber Melon or Vanilla.
*Several readers raved about Aquaphor and others hated it.
Other tips included:
Tell your friends, "It’s okay to ask me how I’m doing. Just don’t ask every day. "
Ask if you can participate in any research studies.
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