Brachytherapy

[Jack1066]

Hi ladies, have any of you had Brachytherapy? I have my 6th cycle of chemo next week then I will have 3 sessions of Brachytherapy over 8 days as a small tumour was found at the neck of my womb during surgery. Just need some advice

[Caleda4]

Hi there,

I had womb cancer & fallopian tube cancer 4 years ago,so after the hysterectomy & chemo,it was followed by brachytherapy.

I had no problems with the brachy I went for four days and the treatment was 4-5mins each session. I had to travel to a cancer centre for this,so we stayed in a hotel overnight and after treatment we went to the local National Trust properties. So what I am trying to say is I felt fine afterwards.

A few days later I felt extremely tired so I guess the brachy had kicked in. I remember saying to my husband I would like to try and do a bit of gardening,not heavy work of course,but in fact I could not do any.

I hope that this helps.

Good luck with your final treatment & the brachy. Caleda x

[Jack1066 in reply to Caleda4]

Caleda, Thanks for your reply, I glad you didn't have side effects. I will just stay positive and try not to think about the planning CT and treatment as at the moment I'm finding the thought of it scary.

[SheKen1953]

5 yrsago I was diagnosed with womb cancer. Grade 2 stage 1b. After complete hysterectomy I had 6 sessions of chemo, 25 sessions of radiotherapy and two sessions of brachytherapy at the very end of treatment. I had no problems what so ever with the brachytherapy. No tiredness. My friend, womb cancer grade 3 and stage 1a had 3 sessions of brachytherapy and was tired after it. Hope this helps.

[Jack1066 in reply to SheKen1953]

Many thanks for you reply, I will be able to cope with tiredness. The whole idea of this treatment I'm finding scary. Like chemo it the fear of the unknown

[Lizzieanne]

Ssorry to be so uninformed but what is brachytherapy please

[Jack1066]

Hi Brachytherapy is internal radiotherapy to treat the area around where the womb tumour was.

[Lizzieanne in reply to Jack1066]

Thank you